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authorAchilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me>2016-11-16 12:04:33 +0100
committerAchilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me>2016-11-16 12:04:33 +0100
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Merge examples of Redis master/slave + Sentinels for source docs
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diff --git a/doc/administration/high_availability/redis_source.md b/doc/administration/high_availability/redis_source.md
index 1660e26c784..e7a8f47355d 100644
--- a/doc/administration/high_availability/redis_source.md
+++ b/doc/administration/high_availability/redis_source.md
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ the Omnibus Redis HA documentation.
**Table of Contents**
- [Configuring your own Redis server](#configuring-your-own-redis-server)
+ - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Step 1. Configuring the master Redis instance](#step-1-configuring-the-master-redis-instance)
- [Step 2. Configuring the slave Redis instances](#step-2-configuring-the-slave-redis-instances)
- [Step 3. Configuring the Redis Sentinel instances](#step-3-configuring-the-redis-sentinel-instances)
- [Step 4. Configuring the GitLab application](#step-4-configuring-the-gitlab-application)
- [Example of minimal configuration with 1 master, 2 slaves and 3 Sentinels](#example-of-minimal-configuration-with-1-master-2-slaves-and-3-sentinels)
- - [Configuring Redis Master](#configuring-redis-master)
- - [Configuring Redis Slaves](#configuring-redis-slaves)
- - [Configuring Redis Sentinel](#configuring-redis-sentinel)
+ - [Example configuration for Redis master and Sentinel 1](#example-configuration-for-redis-master-and-sentinel-1)
+ - [Example configuration for Redis slave 1 and Sentinel 2](#example-configuration-for-redis-slave-1-and-sentinel-2)
+ - [Example configuration for Redis slave 2 and Sentinel 3](#example-configuration-for-redis-slave-2-and-sentinel-3)
+ - [Example configuration of the GitLab application](#example-configuration-of-the-gitlab-application)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
<!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
@@ -121,8 +123,8 @@ starting with `sentinel` prefix.
Assuming that the Redis Sentinel is installed on the same instance as Redis
master with IP `10.0.0.1` (some settings might overlap with the master):
-1. [Install Redis](../../install/installation.md#6-redis)
-1. Edit `/etc/redis/redis.conf`:
+1. [Install Redis Sentinel](http://redis.io/topics/sentinel)
+1. Edit `/etc/redis/sentinel.conf`:
```conf
## Define a `bind` address pointing to a local IP that your other machines
@@ -191,8 +193,24 @@ which ideally should not have Redis or Sentinels in the same machine for a HA
setup:
1. Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/resque.yml` following the example in
- `/home/git/gitlab/config/resque.yml.example`, and uncomment the sentinels
- lines, pointing to the correct server credentials.
+ [resque.yml.example][resque], and uncomment the Sentinel lines, pointing to
+ the correct server credentials:
+
+ ```yaml
+ # resque.yaml
+ production:
+ url: redis://:redi-password-goes-here@gitlab-redis/
+ sentinels:
+ -
+ host: 10.0.0.1
+ port: 26379 # point to sentinel, not to redis port
+ -
+ host: 10.0.0.2
+ port: 26379 # point to sentinel, not to redis port
+ -
+ host: 10.0.0.3
+ port: 26379 # point to sentinel, not to redis port
+ ```
1. [Restart GitLab][restart] for the changes to take effect.
@@ -206,14 +224,16 @@ In a real world usage, you would also setup firewall rules to prevent
unauthorized access from other machines, and block traffic from the
outside ([Internet][it]).
-We will use the same `3` nodes with **Redis** + **Sentinel** topology
-discussed in the [Configuring Redis for GitLab HA](redis.md) documentation.
+For this example, **Sentinel 1** will be configured in the same machine as the
+**Redis Master**, **Sentinel 2** and **Sentinel 3** in the same machines as the
+**Slave 1** and **Slave 2** respectively.
Here is a list and description of each **machine** and the assigned **IP**:
* `10.0.0.1`: Redis Master + Sentinel 1
* `10.0.0.2`: Redis Slave 1 + Sentinel 2
* `10.0.0.3`: Redis Slave 2 + Sentinel 3
+* `10.0.0.4`: GitLab application
Please note that after the initial configuration, if a failover is initiated
by the Sentinel nodes, the Redis nodes will be reconfigured and the **Master**
@@ -224,81 +244,100 @@ The same thing will happen with `sentinel.conf` that will be overridden after th
initial execution, after any new sentinel node starts watching the **Master**,
or a failover promotes a different **Master** node.
-### Configuring Redis Master
+### Example configuration for Redis master and Sentinel 1
-**Example configation for Redis Master - `redis.conf`:**
+1. In `/etc/redis/redis.conf`:
-```conf
-bind 10.0.0.1
-port 6379
-requirepass redis-password-goes-here
-masterauth redis-password-goes-here
-```
+ ```conf
+ bind 10.0.0.1
+ port 6379
+ requirepass redis-password-goes-here
+ masterauth redis-password-goes-here
+ ```
+
+1. In `/etc/redis/sentinel.conf`:
-### Configuring Redis Slaves
+ ```conf
+ bind 10.0.0.1
+ port 26379
+ sentinel auth-pass gitlab-redis redis-password-goes-here
+ sentinel monitor gitlab-redis 10.0.0.1 6379 2
+ sentinel down-after-milliseconds gitlab-redis 10000
+ sentinel failover_timeout 30000
+ ```
-**Example configation for Slave 1 - `redis.conf`:**
+1. Restart the Redis service for the changes to take effect.
-```conf
-bind 10.0.0.2
-port 6379
-requirepass redis-password-goes-here
-masterauth redis-password-goes-here
+### Example configuration for Redis slave 1 and Sentinel 2
-# IP and port of the master Redis server
-slaveof 10.0.0.1 6379
-```
+1. In `/etc/redis/redis.conf`:
-**Example configation for Slave 2 - `redis.conf`:**
+ ```conf
+ bind 10.0.0.2
+ port 6379
+ requirepass redis-password-goes-here
+ masterauth redis-password-goes-here
+ slaveof 10.0.0.1 6379
+ ```
-```conf
-bind 10.0.0.3
-port 6379
-requirepass redis-password-goes-here
-masterauth redis-password-goes-here
+1. In `/etc/redis/sentinel.conf`:
-# IP and port of the master Redis server
-slaveof 10.0.0.1 6379
-```
+ ```conf
+ bind 10.0.0.2
+ port 26379
+ sentinel auth-pass gitlab-redis redis-password-goes-here
+ sentinel monitor gitlab-redis 10.0.0.1 6379 2
+ sentinel down-after-milliseconds gitlab-redis 10000
+ sentinel failover_timeout 30000
+ ```
-### Configuring Redis Sentinel
+1. Restart the Redis service for the changes to take effect.
-For this example, **Sentinel 1** will be configured in the same machine as the
-**Redis Master**, **Sentinel 2** and **Sentinel 3** in the same machines as the
-**Slave 1** and **Slave 2** respectively.
+### Example configuration for Redis slave 2 and Sentinel 3
-**Example configation for Sentinel 1 - `sentinel.conf`:**
+1. In `/etc/redis/redis.conf`:
-```conf
-bind 10.0.0.1
-port 26379
-sentinel auth-pass gitlab-redis redis-password-goes-here
-sentinel monitor gitlab-redis 10.0.0.1 6379 2
-sentinel down-after-milliseconds gitlab-redis 10000
-sentinel failover_timeout 30000
-```
+ ```conf
+ bind 10.0.0.3
+ port 6379
+ requirepass redis-password-goes-here
+ masterauth redis-password-goes-here
+ slaveof 10.0.0.1 6379
+ ```
-**Example configation for Sentinel 2 - `sentinel.conf`:**
+1. In `/etc/redis/sentinel.conf`:
-```conf
-bind 10.0.0.2
-port 26379
-sentinel auth-pass gitlab-redis redis-password-goes-here
-sentinel monitor gitlab-redis 10.0.0.1 6379 2
-sentinel down-after-milliseconds gitlab-redis 10000
-sentinel failover_timeout 30000
-```
+ ```conf
+ bind 10.0.0.3
+ port 26379
+ sentinel auth-pass gitlab-redis redis-password-goes-here
+ sentinel monitor gitlab-redis 10.0.0.1 6379 2
+ sentinel down-after-milliseconds gitlab-redis 10000
+ sentinel failover_timeout 30000
+ ```
-**Example configation for Sentinel 3 - `sentinel.conf`:**
+1. Restart the Redis service for the changes to take effect.
-```conf
-bind 10.0.0.3
-port 26379
-sentinel auth-pass gitlab-redis redis-password-goes-here
-sentinel monitor gitlab-redis 10.0.0.1 6379 2
-sentinel down-after-milliseconds gitlab-redis 10000
-sentinel failover_timeout 30000
-```
+### Example configuration of the GitLab application
+
+1. Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/resque.yml`:
+
+ ```yaml
+ production:
+ url: redis://:redi-password-goes-here@gitlab-redis/
+ sentinels:
+ -
+ host: 10.0.0.1
+ port: 26379 # point to sentinel, not to redis port
+ -
+ host: 10.0.0.2
+ port: 26379 # point to sentinel, not to redis port
+ -
+ host: 10.0.0.3
+ port: 26379 # point to sentinel, not to redis port
+ ```
+
+1. [Restart GitLab][restart] for the changes to take effect.
## Troubleshooting