From 58342f7509b9042d971a4c68f688de1e497681ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Boreham Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:26:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add anchors to faq questions --- site/faq.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md index 70d0a31a..b75ef05f 100644 --- a/site/faq.md +++ b/site/faq.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ menu_order: 100 --- - + **Q: How do I obtain the IP of a specific container when I'm using Weave?** You can use `weave ps ` to see the allocated address of a container on a Weave network. @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ You can use `weave ps ` to see the allocated address of a container o See [Troubleshooting Weave - List attached containers](/site/troubleshooting.md#list-attached-containers). + **Q: My dockerized app needs to check the request of an application that uses a static IP. Is it possible to manually change the IP of a container?** @@ -20,11 +21,13 @@ You can manually change the IP of a container using [Classless Inter-Domain Rout For more information, refer to [Manually Specifying the IP Address of a Container](/site/using-weave/manual-ip-address.md). + **Q: How do I expose one of my containers to the outside world?** Exposing a container to the outside world is described in [Exporting Services](/site/using-weave/service-management.md#exporting). + **Q: Can I connect my existing 'legacy' network with a Weave container network?** Yes you can. @@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ A simple way to accomplish this would be to run Weave on the host and then run, Yet another option is to expose a port from the container on host B and then connect to it. You can read about exposing ports in [Exporting Services](/site/using-weave/service-management.md#exporting). + **Q: Why am I seeing the same IP address assigned to two different containers on different hosts?** Under normal circumstances, this should never happen, but it can occur if `weave forget` and `weave rmpeer` was run on more than one host. @@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ Some peers may be able to communicate their claim to the others before they run For more information on see [Allocating IP Addresses](/site/ipam.md) and also, [Starting, Stopping and Removing Peers](/site/ipam/stop-remove-peers-ipam.md). + **Q: What is the best practice for resetting a node that goes out of service?** When a node goes out of service, the best option is to call `weave rmpeer` on one host and then `weave forget` on all the other hosts. @@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ When a node goes out of service, the best option is to call `weave rmpeer` on on See [Starting, Stopping and Removing Peers](/site/ipam/stop-remove-peers-ipam.md) for an in-depth discussion. + **Q: What about Weave's performance? Are software defined network overlays just as fast as native networking?** All virtualization techniques have some overhead, and Weave's overhead is typically around 2-3%. Unless your system is completely bottlenecked on the network, you won't notice this during normal operation. @@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ Weave Net also automatically uses the fastest datapath between two hosts. When W For more information about fast datapath see [How Fast Datapath Works](/site/how-it-works/fastdp-how-it-works.md). + **Q: How can I tell if Weave is using fast datapath (fastdp) or not?** To view whether Weave is using fastdp or not, you can run, `weave status connections` @@ -72,12 +79,14 @@ To view whether Weave is using fastdp or not, you can run, `weave status connect For more information on this command, see [Using Fast Datapath](/site/using-weave/fastdp.md). + **Q: Does encryption work with fastdp?** Yes, 1.9 version of Weave Net added the encryption feature to fastdp. See [Using Fast Datapath](/site/using-weave/fastdp.md) for more information. + **Q: Can I create multiple networks where containers can communicate on one network, but are isolated from containers on other networks?** Yes, of course! Weave allows you to run isolated networks and still allow open communications between individual containers from those isolated networks. You can find information on how to do this in [Application Isolation](/site/using-weave/application-isolation.md). From fe0c833cdf07f88aeb2555a587f70e475d3f9b9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Boreham Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:28:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Move FAQ to the bottom of the menu --- site/faq.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md index b75ef05f..03dead01 100644 --- a/site/faq.md +++ b/site/faq.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: FAQ -menu_order: 100 +menu_order: 200 ---