diff --git a/docs/scope.md b/docs/scope.md index 70a25990a..a12e8a3e3 100644 --- a/docs/scope.md +++ b/docs/scope.md @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Weave Scope automatically generates a map of your containers, enabling you to intuitively understand, monitor, and control your applications. Scope does not need any configuration and does not require the Weave Network. +You need to run Scope on every machine you want to monitor. ## Architecture @@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ serving the UI and pushing these topologies to the UI. When running Scope in a cluster, each Probe sends reports to each App. The App merges the reports from each probe into a more complete report. +You need to run Scope on every machine you want to monitor. ``` +-------------------------------+ +-------------------------------+ @@ -80,7 +82,9 @@ The App merges the reports from each probe into a more complete report. ``` If you run Scope on the same machine as the Weave Network, the Probe will use -WeaveDNS to automatically discover other Apps on your network. Therefore, if +WeaveDNS to automatically discover other Apps on your network. Scope acheives +this by registering itself under the address scope.weave.local; each Probe +will send reports to every App register for this address. Therefore, if you have a running WeaveDNS setup, you do not need to take any further steps. If you do not wish to use WeaveDNS, you can instruct Scope to cluster with