diff --git a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
index ef22aaf011..eb61109453 100644
--- a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
+++ b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
@@ -225,3 +225,11 @@ Switching back to the server to be backed up, run::
 
 And verify the host key.  Add the "backup" class in puppet to the server
 to be backed up.
+
+Launching new servers
+=====================
+
+New servers are launched using the ``launch/launch-node.py`` tool from the git
+repository ``https://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/config``. This tool is
+run from a checkout on the puppetmaster - please see :file:`launch/README` for
+detailed instructions.