Thank you, you get +1 internets for giving the most comprehensive answer.
I understand the need for a system that is separate, but works with, the core program now. Thanks!
You seem well placed in the community you describe. No answer to the question asked, no constructive comments of any kind.
If this thread is dumb, it is so because of a lack of accessible documentation. Or maybe I have missed some important posts, in which case I would apologise for the...
Thank for the replies. I think you have hit the nail on the head, camosoul :D
Anyway, I have had a look at the linked document from tungfa and it doesn't really tell me why.
Nothing new seems to have been added, so why is sentinel needed?
"Sentinel is an autonomous agent for persisting...
In the upgrade to 12.1 masternode admins have had to add sentinel to their servers.
Could someone tell me, in layman's terms, what sentinel is and what it does?
Thanks,
Scott