add documentation note on running multiple backend pollers

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Oliver Gorwits
2017-06-13 07:47:00 +01:00
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* renamed netdisco-daemon to netdisco-backend (and *-fg too)
* topology import script runs discover for each device (M. Bauer)
* avoid lock/defer of jobs deined by *_no ACL settings
* add documentation note on running multiple backend pollers
[BUG FIXES]

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# TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD
host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5
=head1 Run multiple poller daemons
A common scenario is that the network is split into security domains (or
zones) and one Netdisco poller daemon cannot see all devices.
You can run multiple pollers, as long as they all connect back to the same
PostgreSQL database. Use the C<discover_only>, C<macsuck_only>, C<arpnip_only>
configuration settings (or their C<*_no> variants) to control which devices
are "seen" by each poller. You can also include only the necessary minimum
SNMP community/authentication settings in each poller's configuration.
Of course you will also need to start the web server somewhere, as well.
=head1 Connect to PostgreSQL database on non-standard port
The standard port for PostgreSQL is 5432. To connect on a different port you