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Modes of operation

Flowstate provides two modes of operation for a workcell:

  • develop
  • operate

When to use each mode​

The develop mode should be used while a solution is under development. Use the operate mode when a solution is finalized and running in a production environment. operate mode is more tuned to work under production environment constraints like weak internet connectivity.

Detailed description of modes​

  • In operate mode, only critical data is sent to the cloud. More specifically, text logs only at ERROR and FATAL levels are collected. Platform operational metrics are also not collected.
  • In develop mode, text logs at all levels are collected. Platform operational metrics are collected as well.

Features such as recordings are available in both modes to extract and send specified structured logs to the cloud.

By default, a workcell is in develop mode until explicitly toggled to operate.

Viewing and changing the current mode​

Use the following command to view the current mode:

inctl cluster mode get --org ${INTRINSIC_ORGANIZATION} --cluster <workcell_name>

Use the following command to change the current mode:

inctl cluster mode set \
  --target=<develop|operate> \
  --org ${INTRINSIC_ORGANIZATION} \
  --cluster <workcell_name>

The value of the --target parameter can be develop or operate.