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author | Michael Kozono <mkozono@gmail.com> | 2019-08-08 21:33:49 +0000 |
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committer | Michael Kozono <mkozono@gmail.com> | 2019-08-08 21:33:49 +0000 |
commit | dd7e932c9bce9872f6d28ad1f08998c9042fbdfd (patch) | |
tree | c493503c360f36e93bc0f9b3a6c63db60638f815 /doc | |
parent | 0e456465d16d23e68096231cf9e45ea1064e9294 (diff) | |
parent | 46441af9b3f6981d3087f505a9de531e1c33fa54 (diff) | |
download | gitlab-ce-dd7e932c9bce9872f6d28ad1f08998c9042fbdfd.tar.gz |
Merge branch '11965-geo-prevent-using-non-empty-tracking-database-ce' into 'master'
CE port of https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/14981
See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!31493
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diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/replication/troubleshooting.md b/doc/administration/geo/replication/troubleshooting.md index 28abfff973d..fe1557fd8b5 100644 --- a/doc/administration/geo/replication/troubleshooting.md +++ b/doc/administration/geo/replication/troubleshooting.md @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure This will increase the timeout to three hours (10800 seconds). Choose a time long enough to accommodate a full clone of your largest repositories. -### Reseting Geo **secondary** node replication +### Resetting Geo **secondary** node replication If you get a **secondary** node in a broken state and want to reset the replication state, to start again from scratch, there are a few steps that can help you: @@ -524,6 +524,20 @@ If it doesn't exist or inadvertent changes have been made to it, run `sudo gitla If this path is mounted on a remote volume, please check your volume configuration and that it has correct permissions. +### An existing tracking database cannot be reused + +Geo cannot reuse an existing tracking database. + +It is safest to use a fresh secondary, or reset the whole secondary by following +[Resetting Geo secondary node replication](#resetting-geo-secondary-node-replication). + +If you are not concerned about possible orphaned directories and files, then you +can simply reset the existing tracking database with: + +```sh +sudo gitlab-rake geo:db:reset +``` + ### Geo node has a database that is writable which is an indication it is not configured for replication with the primary node. This error refers to a problem with the database replica on a **secondary** node, |