Merge pull request #37068 from karesti/client-intelligence-explanation

Updates infinispan client intelligence section

docs/src/main/asciidoc/infinispan-client-reference.adoc

@@ -95,28 +95,42 @@ quarkus.infinispan-client.hosts=localhost:11222 <1>
 
 quarkus.infinispan-client.username=admin <2>
 quarkus.infinispan-client.password=password <3>
-
-quarkus.infinispan-client.client-intelligence=BASIC <4>
 ----
 <1> Sets Infinispan Server address list, separated with commas
 <2> Sets the authentication username
 <3> Sets the authentication password
-<4> Sets the client intelligence. Use BASIC as a workaround if using Docker for Mac.
 
 Alternatively, you can use uri connection by providing a single connection property
 [source,properties]
 ----
 quarkus.infinispan-client.uri=hotrod://admin:password@localhost:11222 <1>
-quarkus.infinispan-client.client-intelligence=BASIC <2>
 ----
 <1> Sets Infinispan URI connection. The following properties will be ignored: hosts, username and password.
-<2> Sets the client intelligence. Use BASIC as a workaround if using Docker for Mac
 
 [TIP]
 ====
 Use Infinispan Dev Services to run a server and connect without configuration.
 ====
 
+=== Client intelligence
+Infinispan client uses intelligence mechanisms to efficiently send requests to Infinispan Server clusters.
+By default, the *HASH_DISTRIBUTION_AWARE* intelligence mechanism is enabled.
+However, locally with Docker for Mac, you might experience connectivity issues.
+In this case, configure the client intelligence to *BASIC*.
+
+Learn more in the https://infinispan.org/docs/stable/titles/hotrod_java/hotrod_java.html#hotrod-client-intelligence_hotrod-java-client[Infinispan documentation].
+
+[source,properties]
+----
+quarkus.infinispan-client.client-intelligence=BASIC <1>
+----
+<1> Docker for Mac workaround.
+
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+Don't use *BASIC* in production environments by default, performance might be impacted.
+====
+
 === Configuring backup clusters in Cross-Site Replication
 In High Availability production deployments, it is common to have multiple Infinispan Clusters that are
 distributed across various Data Centers worldwide. Infinispan offers the capability to connect these clusters and

docs/src/main/asciidoc/infinispan-client.adoc

@@ -305,14 +305,22 @@ Then, open the `src/main/resources/application.properties` file and add:
 %prod.quarkus.infinispan-client.username=admin <2>
 %prod.quarkus.infinispan-client.password=password <3>
 
-## Docker 4 Mac workaround
-%prod.quarkus.infinispan-client.client-intelligence=BASIC <4>
+## Docker 4 Mac workaround. Uncomment only if you are using Docker for Mac.
+## Read more about it in the Infinispan Reference Guide
+# %prod.quarkus.infinispan-client.client-intelligence=BASIC <4>
 ----
 <1> Sets Infinispan Server address list, separated with commas
 <2> Sets the authentication username
 <3> Sets the authentication password
 <4> Sets the client intelligence. Use BASIC as a workaround if using Docker for Mac.
 
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+Client intelligence changes impact your performance in production.
+Don't change the client intelligence unless strictly necessary for your case.
+Read more in the xref:infinispan-client-reference.adoc[Infinispan Client extension reference guide].
+====
+
 == Packaging and running in JVM mode
 
 You can run the application as a conventional jar file.