diff --git a/doc/source/install/configure-compute.rst b/doc/source/install/configure-compute.rst
index 3687e20297..d8294f7b98 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/configure-compute.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/configure-compute.rst
@@ -2,12 +2,24 @@ Configure the Compute service to use the Bare Metal service
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The Compute service needs to be configured to use the Bare Metal service's
-driver.  The configuration file for the Compute service is typically located at
+driver. The configuration file for the Compute service is typically located at
 ``/etc/nova/nova.conf``.
 
 .. note::
-   This configuration file must be modified on the Compute service's
-   controller nodes and compute nodes.
+
+   As of the Newton release, it is possible to have multiple
+   nova-compute services running the ironic virtual driver (in
+   nova) to provide redundancy. Bare metal nodes are mapped to the
+   services via a hash ring. If a service goes down, the
+   available bare metal nodes are remapped to different services.
+
+   Once active, a node will stay mapped to the same nova-compute
+   even when it goes down. The node is unable to be managed through
+   the Compute API until the service responsible returns to an active
+   state.
+
+The following configuration file must be modified on the Compute
+service's controller nodes and compute nodes.
 
 #. Change these configuration options in the ``default`` section, as follows: