From 9ae64de6143451b0c3a3b2fe368b1c365b10e1a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Smith Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:29:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add caveat for network plugins in swarm mode Signed-off-by: Charles Smith --- docs/extend/plugins_network.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/extend/plugins_network.md b/docs/extend/plugins_network.md index aad01ba29a..9199f784ce 100644 --- a/docs/extend/plugins_network.md +++ b/docs/extend/plugins_network.md @@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ LibNetwork, which shares plugin infrastructure with Engine. Effectively, network driver plugins are activated in the same way as other plugins, and use the same kind of protocol. +## Network driver plugins and swarm mode + +Docker 1.12 adds support for cluster management and orchestration called +[swarm mode](../swarm/index.md). Docker Engine running in swarm mode currently +only supports the built-in overlay driver for networking. Therefore existing +networking plugins will not work in swarm mode. + +When you run Docker Engine outside of swarm mode, all networking plugins that +worked in Docker 1.11 will continue to function normally. They do not require +any modification. + ## Using network driver plugins The means of installing and running a network driver plugin depend on the