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Fixes documentation for secondary_mode #6851

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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion doc/admin-guide/files/parent.config.en.rst
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Expand Up @@ -185,7 +185,13 @@ The following list shows the possible actions and their allowed values.
- If the chosen parent is marked down then another parent will
be chosen from the ``secondary_parent`` list. The
``secondary_parent`` list will be exhausted before attempting
to choose another parent in the ``parent`` list.
to choose another parent in the ``parent`` list. This depends
on taking a parent down from a particular EDGE using traffic_ctl
like ``traffic_ctl host down sample.server.com``. This will be
useful during maintenance window or as a debugging aid when a
user wants to take down specific parents. Taking parents down
using ``traffic_ctl`` will cause the EDGE to ignore those parent
immediately from parent selection logic.

- If the chosen parent is unavailable but not marked down then
another parent will be chosen from the ``parent`` list. The
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