doc: add a note about Raft

This commit adds a note to specify
that the information on the Handling
Failures page only refers to clusters
with Raft enabled.
Also, the comment is included to remove
the note in future versions.
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Anna Stuchlik
2023-10-06 16:04:43 +02:00
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Handling Node Failures
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.. note::
This page applies to ScyllaDB clusters that use Raft to ensure consistency.
You can verify that Raft-based consistent management is enabled for your
cluster in the ``scylla.yaml`` file (enabled by default):
``consistent_cluster_management: true``
.. REMOVE IN FUTURE VERSIONS - Remove the above note when Raft is mandatory
and default for both new and existing clusters.
ScyllaDB relies on the Raft consensus algorithm, which requires at least a quorum
of nodes in a cluster to be available. If one or more nodes are down, but the quorum
is live, reads, writes, and schema updates proceed unaffected. When the node that