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authorCindy Pallares 🦉 <cindy@gitlab.com>2019-07-08 23:42:35 +0000
committerEvan Read <eread@gitlab.com>2019-07-08 23:42:35 +0000
commit7d73d817bdf2a1ded88f66ae997ddbf2af1247dd (patch)
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parentfee57d4c0bcf7b53b81f60fd315c575bd83a79f7 (diff)
downloadgitlab-ce-7d73d817bdf2a1ded88f66ae997ddbf2af1247dd.tar.gz
Move the consul server docs to its own section
The consul docs are currently in the HA database section, but it should be in it's own section.
-rw-r--r--doc/administration/high_availability/consul.md66
-rw-r--r--doc/administration/high_availability/database.md55
2 files changed, 68 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/doc/administration/high_availability/consul.md b/doc/administration/high_availability/consul.md
index 3bdce7bce5e..49199b659bc 100644
--- a/doc/administration/high_availability/consul.md
+++ b/doc/administration/high_availability/consul.md
@@ -6,6 +6,72 @@ As part of its High Availability stack, GitLab Premium includes a bundled versio
A Consul cluster consists of multiple server agents, as well as client agents that run on other nodes which need to talk to the consul cluster.
+## Prerequisites
+
+First, make sure to [download/install](https://about.gitlab.com/install/)
+GitLab Omnibus **on each node**.
+
+Choose an installation method, then make sure you complete steps:
+
+1. Install and configure the necessary dependencies.
+1. Add the GitLab package repository and install the package.
+
+When installing the GitLab package, do not supply `EXTERNAL_URL` value.
+
+## Configuring the Consul nodes
+
+On each Consul node perform the following:
+
+1. Make sure you collect [`CONSUL_SERVER_NODES`](database.md#consul-information), which are the IP addresses or DNS records of the Consul server nodes, for the next step, before executing the next step.
+
+1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` replacing values noted in the `# START user configuration` section:
+
+ ```ruby
+ # Disable all components except Consul
+ roles ['consul_role']
+
+ # START user configuration
+ # Replace placeholders:
+ #
+ # Y.Y.Y.Y consul1.gitlab.example.com Z.Z.Z.Z
+ # with the addresses gathered for CONSUL_SERVER_NODES
+ consul['configuration'] = {
+ server: true,
+ retry_join: %w(Y.Y.Y.Y consul1.gitlab.example.com Z.Z.Z.Z)
+ }
+
+ # Disable auto migrations
+ gitlab_rails['auto_migrate'] = false
+ #
+ # END user configuration
+ ```
+
+ > `consul_role` was introduced with GitLab 10.3
+
+1. [Reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes
+ to take effect.
+
+### Consul checkpoint
+
+Before moving on, make sure Consul is configured correctly. Run the following
+command to verify all server nodes are communicating:
+
+```sh
+/opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/consul members
+```
+
+The output should be similar to:
+
+```
+Node Address Status Type Build Protocol DC
+CONSUL_NODE_ONE XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY:8301 alive server 0.9.2 2 gitlab_consul
+CONSUL_NODE_TWO XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY:8301 alive server 0.9.2 2 gitlab_consul
+CONSUL_NODE_THREE XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY:8301 alive server 0.9.2 2 gitlab_consul
+```
+
+If any of the nodes isn't `alive` or if any of the three nodes are missing,
+check the [Troubleshooting section](#troubleshooting) before proceeding.
+
## Operations
### Checking cluster membership
diff --git a/doc/administration/high_availability/database.md b/doc/administration/high_availability/database.md
index d7acc1e7eb1..5c6d7ba597c 100644
--- a/doc/administration/high_availability/database.md
+++ b/doc/administration/high_availability/database.md
@@ -288,61 +288,10 @@ Make sure you install the necessary dependencies from step 1,
add GitLab package repository from step 2.
When installing the GitLab package, do not supply `EXTERNAL_URL` value.
-#### Configuring the Consul nodes
-
-On each Consul node perform the following:
-
-1. Make sure you collect [`CONSUL_SERVER_NODES`](#consul-information) before executing the next step.
-
-1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` replacing values noted in the `# START user configuration` section:
-
- ```ruby
- # Disable all components except Consul
- roles ['consul_role']
-
- # START user configuration
- # Replace placeholders:
- #
- # Y.Y.Y.Y consul1.gitlab.example.com Z.Z.Z.Z
- # with the addresses gathered for CONSUL_SERVER_NODES
- consul['configuration'] = {
- server: true,
- retry_join: %w(Y.Y.Y.Y consul1.gitlab.example.com Z.Z.Z.Z)
- }
-
- # Disable auto migrations
- gitlab_rails['auto_migrate'] = false
- #
- # END user configuration
- ```
-
- > `consul_role` was introduced with GitLab 10.3
-
-1. [Reconfigure GitLab] for the changes to take effect.
-
-##### Consul Checkpoint
-
-Before moving on, make sure Consul is configured correctly. Run the following
-command to verify all server nodes are communicating:
-
-```sh
-/opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/consul members
-```
-
-The output should be similar to:
-
-```
-Node Address Status Type Build Protocol DC
-CONSUL_NODE_ONE XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY:8301 alive server 0.9.2 2 gitlab_consul
-CONSUL_NODE_TWO XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY:8301 alive server 0.9.2 2 gitlab_consul
-CONSUL_NODE_THREE XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY:8301 alive server 0.9.2 2 gitlab_consul
-```
-
-If any of the nodes isn't `alive` or if any of the three nodes are missing,
-check the [Troubleshooting section](#troubleshooting) before proceeding.
#### Configuring the Database nodes
+1. Make sure to [configure the Consul nodes](consul.md).
1. Make sure you collect [`CONSUL_SERVER_NODES`](#consul-information), [`PGBOUNCER_PASSWORD_HASH`](#pgbouncer-information), [`POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD_HASH`](#postgresql-information), the [number of db nodes](#postgresql-information), and the [network address](#network-information) before executing the next step.
1. On the master database node, edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` replacing values noted in the `# START user configuration` section:
@@ -570,7 +519,7 @@ Check the [Troubleshooting section](#troubleshooting) before proceeding.
1. [Reconfigure GitLab] for the changes to take effect.
-1. Create a `.pgpass` file so Consule is able to
+1. Create a `.pgpass` file so Consul is able to
reload pgbouncer. Enter the `PGBOUNCER_PASSWORD` twice when asked:
```sh