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Clean up TdS/validator docs (#9638)

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Michael Vines
2020-04-21 16:59:09 -07:00
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@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ set the `--url` argument for cli commands. For example:
solana config set --url http://devnet.solana.com
```
\(You can always override the set configuration by explicitly passing the
`--url` argument with a command, eg: `solana --url http://tds.solana.com balance`\)
While this section demonstrates how to connect to the Devnet cluster, the steps
are similar for the other [Solana Clusters](../clusters.md).
## Confirm The Testnet Is Reachable
## Confirm The Cluster Is Reachable
Before attaching a validator node, sanity check that the cluster is accessible
to your machine by fetching the transaction count:
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ to your machine by fetching the transaction count:
solana transaction-count
```
Inspect the network explorer at
[https://explorer.solana.com/](https://explorer.solana.com/) for activity.
View the [metrics dashboard](https://metrics.solana.com:3000/d/monitor/cluster-telemetry) for more
detail on cluster activity.
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ network. **It is crucial to back-up this information.**
If you don’t back up this information, you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER YOUR
VALIDATOR if you lose access to it. If this happens, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR
ALLOCATION OF LAMPORTS TOO.
ALLOCATION OF SOL TOO.
To back-up your validator identify keypair, **back-up your
"validator-keypair.json” file or your seed phrase to a secure location.**
@@ -138,8 +135,10 @@ Wallet Config Updated: /home/solana/.config/solana/wallet/config.yml
Airdrop yourself some SOL to get started:
```bash
solana airdrop 1000
solana airdrop 10
```
Note that airdrops are only available on Devnet. Testnet SOL can be obtained by
participating in the [Tour de SOL](../tour-de-sol) program.
To view your current balance:
@@ -187,12 +186,16 @@ account state divergence.
## Connect Your Validator
Connect to a testnet cluster by running:
Connect to the cluster by running:
```bash
solana-validator --identity ~/validator-keypair.json --vote-account ~/vote-account-keypair.json \
--ledger ~/validator-ledger --rpc-port 8899 --entrypoint devnet.solana.com:8001 \
--limit-ledger-size
solana-validator \
--identity ~/validator-keypair.json \
--vote-account ~/vote-account-keypair.json \
--ledger ~/validator-ledger \
--rpc-port 8899 \
--entrypoint devnet.solana.com:8001 \
--limit-ledger-size
```
To force validator logging to the console add a `--log -` argument, otherwise
@@ -219,9 +222,9 @@ If your validator is connected, its public key and IP address will appear in the
By default the validator will dynamically select available network ports in the
8000-10000 range, and may be overridden with `--dynamic-port-range`. For
example, `solana-validator --dynamic-port-range 11000-11010 ...` will restrict
the validator to ports 11000-11011.
the validator to ports 11000-11010.
### Limiting ledger size to conserve disk space
The `--limit-ledger-size` arg will instruct the validator to only retain the
The `--limit-ledger-size` argument will instruct the validator to only retain the
last couple hours of ledger. To retain the full ledger, simply remove that arg.