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docs: expand description of -initial-cluster-state

Rob Szumski 11 years ago
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@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ To start etcd automatically using custom settings at startup in Linux, using a [
 + default: "default=http://localhost:2380,default=http://localhost:7001"
 + default: "default=http://localhost:2380,default=http://localhost:7001"
 
 
 ##### -initial-cluster-state
 ##### -initial-cluster-state
-+ Initial cluster state ("new" or "existing").
++ Initial cluster state ("new" or "existing"). Set to `new` for all members present during initial static or DNS bootstrapping. If this option is set to `existing`, etcd will attempt to join the existing cluster. If the wrong value is set, etcd will attempt to start but fail safely.
 + default: "new"
 + default: "new"
 
 
+[static bootstrap]: clustering.md#static
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 ##### -initial-cluster-token
 ##### -initial-cluster-token
 + Initial cluster token for the etcd cluster during bootstrap.
 + Initial cluster token for the etcd cluster during bootstrap.
 + default: "etcd-cluster"
 + default: "etcd-cluster"