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