From 374d68184862c260b12e5b4bfc4aea6ecf91b128 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aliaksandr Valialkin Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 02:51:04 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: clarify that Prometheus replicates data to remote storage --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6148f293a..67fcedc78 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ Then apply the new config via the following command: kill -HUP `pidof prometheus` ``` -Prometheus writes incoming data to local storage and to remote storage in parallel. +Prometheus writes incoming data to local storage and replicates it to remote storage in parallel. This means the data remains available in local storage for `--storage.tsdb.retention.time` duration -if remote storage stops working. +even if remote storage is unavailable. If you plan sending data to VictoriaMetrics from multiple Prometheus instances, then add the following lines into `global` section of [Prometheus config](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/configuration/configuration/#configuration-file):