From: danielhanrahan <daniel.hanrahan@est.tech>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 08:04:58 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Update deployment docs for load balancer config
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Update deployment docs for load balancer config

Issue-ID: CPS-2415
Signed-off-by: danielhanrahan <daniel.hanrahan@est.tech>
Change-Id: I27be67ec9e71e4c6006ef80aa78152f9d1784958
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diff --git a/docs/deployment.rst b/docs/deployment.rst
index b49bc71985..3f0c1eddc5 100644
--- a/docs/deployment.rst
+++ b/docs/deployment.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ This helps the JVM make the best use of the allocated resources while leaving en
 
     JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: "-XX:InitialRAMPercentage=75.0 -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75.0"
 
+Load balancer configuration
+===========================
+
+For optimal performance in CPS/NCMP, load balancers should be configured to use a least-requests policy, also known as
+least-connected. Use of round-robin load balancing can lead to instability.
+
 CPS OOM Charts
 ==============
 The CPS kubernetes chart is located in the `OOM repository <https://github.com/onap/oom/tree/master/kubernetes/cps>`_.