[15/50] brooklyn-docs git commit: Retry VM creation: Addressed review comments, added unit test.

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Retry VM creation: Addressed review comments, added unit test.


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Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/brooklyn-docs/commit/59c40217
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Branch: refs/heads/0.6.0
Commit: 59c402174573a953f443a33b533f085b9bb91bc1
Parents: 550f9bb
Author: Sam Corbett <sa...@cloudsoftcorp.com>
Authored: Wed Oct 16 12:52:04 2013 +0100
Committer: Sam Corbett <sa...@cloudsoftcorp.com>
Committed: Wed Oct 16 12:52:04 2013 +0100

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 docs/use/guide/defining-applications/common-usage.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/common-usage.md b/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/common-usage.md
index 3444a2e..9009c03 100644
--- a/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/common-usage.md
+++ b/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/common-usage.md
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ The following is supported from the configuration file (with whatever customizat
   (It is useful in the case of ``loginUser.publicKeyFile``, where you shouldn't need,
   or might not even have, the private key of the ``root`` user in order to log in.)
 
+- You can specify the number of attempts Brooklyn should make to create
+  machines with ``machineCreateAttempts`` (jclouds only). This is useful for
+  working around the rare occasions in which cloud providers give machines that
+  are dead on arrival.
+
 You can also define named locations for commonly used groups of properties, 
 with the syntax ``brooklyn.location.named.your-group-name.``
 followed by the relevant properties.
@@ -135,5 +140,6 @@ brooklyn.location.named.company-jungle.privateKeyFile=~/.ssh/public_clouds/compa
 brooklyn.location.named.company-jungle.imageId=ami-12345
 brooklyn.location.named.company-jungle.minRam=2048
 brooklyn.location.named.company-jungle.userMetadata=application=my-jungle-app,owner="Bob Johnson"
+brooklyn.location.named.company-jungle.machineCreateAttempts=2
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