update docs to reflect how default write consistency with 1 replica behaves

2014-06-17 14:24:54 +02:00 · 2014-06-17 14:24:54 +02:00 · f450c3ea30
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@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ parameter can be used.

 Valid write consistency values are `one`, `quorum`, and `all`.

+Note, for the case where the number of replicas is 1 (total of 2 copies
+of the data), then the default behavior is to succeed if 1 copy (the primary)
+can perform the write.
+
 [float]
 [[index-replication]]
 === Asynchronous Replication