Using `prefect agent start pool hello a pool pool hello b po

Question

Using `prefect agent start pool hello a pool pool hello b pool` only starts `hello b pool`

Christopher Boyd · Answer

Pools are a worker concept queues are for agents

Christopher Boyd · Answer

So an agent can have several queues but only a single pool

Isaac · Answer

All right thank you Are you saying we should only start work pools with `prefect worker` How should we start all work pools at the same time

Christopher Boyd · Answer

Yes pools did not exist before workers

Christopher Boyd · Answer

Agents can connect to a pool only as a backwards compatibility function and implementation

Isaac · Answer

Oh I see Thank you So `prefect worker start pool hello a pool pool hello b pool` will start all the pool at the same time

Nate · Answer

hi < Isaac> you dont have to start a work pool just the worker Its nice to think of workers as a subscriber to the work pool the worker just sits and polls the work pool to see if any work has been submitted to the work pool via schedule automation etc if the worker you `start` finds a flow run queued up in the work pool the worker will grab the job infra template from the work pool and submit the work to the execution environment

Christopher Boyd · Answer

Pools are 1 1

Christopher Boyd · Answer

There should be one worker lt gt one work pool one work pool could have many work queues within it however of varying priority <https docs prefect io 2 11 3 concepts work pools worker options>

Isaac · Answer

All right I get the concept now Thank you < Christopher Boyd> < Nate>