diff --git a/slurm-cluster-chart/templates/slurmd.yaml b/slurm-cluster-chart/templates/slurmd.yaml
index bec55ce..66638f2 100644
--- a/slurm-cluster-chart/templates/slurmd.yaml
+++ b/slurm-cluster-chart/templates/slurmd.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spec:
           name: slurmd
           ports:
             - containerPort: 6818
-              hostPort:  6818
+              hostPort:  6818 # used to ensure only a single pod per k8s node
           resources: {}
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /etc/slurm/
diff --git a/slurm-cluster-chart/values.yaml b/slurm-cluster-chart/values.yaml
index 272fc4c..2acf0dd 100644
--- a/slurm-cluster-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/slurm-cluster-chart/values.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ login:
 
 slurmd:
   # StatefulSet resource name
-  name: slurmd # NB this must match NodeName= in slurm-cluster-chart/files/slurm.conf
-  replicas: 2
+  name: slurmd # NB must match prefix of NodeName= definition in slurm-cluster-chart/files/slurm.conf
+  replicas: 2 # NB must be <= number of nodes in NodeName= definition in slurm-cluster-chart/files/slurm.conf
 
 slurmctld:
   # StatefulSet resource name