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@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ LibNetwork, which shares plugin infrastructure with Engine. Effectively, network
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driver plugins are activated in the same way as other plugins, and use the same
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kind of protocol.
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+## Network driver plugins and swarm mode
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+Docker 1.12 adds support for cluster management and orchestration called
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+[swarm mode](../swarm/index.md). Docker Engine running in swarm mode currently
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+only supports the built-in overlay driver for networking. Therefore existing
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+networking plugins will not work in swarm mode.
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+When you run Docker Engine outside of swarm mode, all networking plugins that
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+worked in Docker 1.11 will continue to function normally. They do not require
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+any modification.
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## Using network driver plugins
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The means of installing and running a network driver plugin depend on the
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