diff --git a/examples/glance_multi_store.pp b/examples/glance_multi_store.pp
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+# Example: Declaring multiple backend stores
+#
+# To declare multiple glance::backend::* classes, each declaration must include
+# the parameter multi_store set to true. This prevents each individual backend from
+# setting itself as the default store as soon as it is declared. Rather, the
+# default store can be chosen by the user when declaring glance::api (if no
+# default_store is set at that point, then the first store in the list 'stores'
+# provided will be made the default).
+
+class { '::glance::backend::file':
+  multi_store => true,
+}
+
+class { '::glance::backend::swift':
+  swift_store_user => 'demo',
+  swift_store_key  => 'secrete',
+  multi_store      => true,
+}
+
+class { '::glance::api':
+  keystone_password => 'a_big_secret',
+  stores            => ['file', 'swift'],
+  default_store     => 'swift',
+  multi_store       => true,
+}
diff --git a/examples/glance_single_store.pp b/examples/glance_single_store.pp
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+# Example: Declaring a single backend store
+#
+# To declare only one glance::backend::* class, all you need to do is declare
+# it without the multi_store parameter. This way, multi_store will default to false
+# and the glance::backend::* class will automatically set itself as the default backend.
+# After doing this, you must not declare glance::api with multi_store set to true,
+# or it will attempt to override the default set by the backend class and result
+# in an error.
+
+class { '::glance::backend::swift':
+  swift_store_user => 'demo',
+  swift_store_key  => 'secrete',
+}
+
+class { '::glance::api':
+  keystone_password => 'a_big_secret',
+  stores            => ['swift'],
+}