Introduction

Proper tool configuration is the key to running Mesos smoothly without any problems and with minimal operator assistance. A deep understanding of what each option means is required to provide the ideal configuration for a specific use case. There are over a hundred options to configure Mesos. Some of them accept Boolean values but most of them can have multiple values, which means there are countless ways to run Mesos. In Chapter 2, Implementing High Availability with Apache ZooKeeper, you have seen how to run Mesos in high availability mode. Here we will focus on more advanced options.