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Clarify that discovery ignores master-ineligibles (#44835)

The changes in #32006 mean that the discovery process can no longer use
master-ineligible nodes as a stepping-stone between master-eligible nodes.
This was normally an indication of a strange and possibly-fragile configuration
and was not recommended. This commit clarifies that only master-eligible nodes
are now involved with discovery.
David Turner 6 years ago
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@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ This process starts with a list of _seed_ addresses from one or more
 of any master-eligible nodes that were in the last-known cluster. The process
 of any master-eligible nodes that were in the last-known cluster. The process
 operates in two phases: First, each node probes the seed addresses by
 operates in two phases: First, each node probes the seed addresses by
 connecting to each address and attempting to identify the node to which it is
 connecting to each address and attempting to identify the node to which it is
-connected. Secondly it shares with the remote node a list of all of its known
-master-eligible peers and the remote node responds with _its_ peers in turn.
-The node then probes all the new nodes that it just discovered, requests their
-peers, and so on.
+connected and to verify that it is master-eligible. Secondly, if successful, it
+shares with the remote node a list of all of its known master-eligible peers
+and the remote node responds with _its_ peers in turn. The node then probes all
+the new nodes that it just discovered, requests their peers, and so on.
 
 
 If the node is not master-eligible then it continues this discovery process
 If the node is not master-eligible then it continues this discovery process
 until it has discovered an elected master node. If no elected master is
 until it has discovered an elected master node. If no elected master is