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@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ Note the following when promoting a secondary:
```
1. Promote the **secondary** node to the **primary** node.
-
-DANGER: **Danger:**
-In GitLab 13.2 and later versions, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the secondary is paused fails. We are [investigating the issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/225173). Do not pause replication before promoting a secondary. If the node is paused, please resume before promoting.
+ CAUTION: **Caution:**
+ If the secondary node [has been paused](../../geo/index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication), this performs
+ a point-in-time recovery to the last known state.
+ Data that was created on the primary while the secondary was paused will be lost.
To promote the secondary node to primary along with preflight checks:
@@ -166,14 +167,16 @@ conjunction with multiple servers, as it can only
perform changes on a **secondary** with only a single machine. Instead, you must
do this manually.
-DANGER: **Danger:**
-In GitLab 13.2 and later versions, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the secondary is paused fails. We are [investigating the issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/225173). Do not pause replication before promoting a secondary. If the node is paused, please resume before promoting.
+CAUTION: **Caution:**
+If the secondary node [has been paused](../../geo/index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication), this performs
+a point-in-time recovery to the last known state.
+Data that was created on the primary while the secondary was paused will be lost.
1. SSH in to the database node in the **secondary** and trigger PostgreSQL to
promote to read-write:
```shell
- sudo gitlab-pg-ctl promote
+ sudo gitlab-ctl promote-db
```
In GitLab 12.8 and earlier, see [Message: `sudo: gitlab-pg-ctl: command not found`](../replication/troubleshooting.md#message-sudo-gitlab-pg-ctl-command-not-found).
@@ -211,9 +214,6 @@ an external PostgreSQL database, as it can only perform changes on a **secondary
node with GitLab and the database on the same machine. As a result, a manual process is
required:
-DANGER: **Danger:**
-In GitLab 13.2 and later versions, promoting a secondary node to a primary while the secondary is paused fails. We are [investigating the issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/225173). Do not pause replication before promoting a secondary. If the node is paused, please resume before promoting.
-
1. Promote the replica database associated with the **secondary** site. This will
set the database to read-write:
- Amazon RDS - [Promoting a Read Replica to Be a Standalone DB Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_ReadRepl.html#USER_ReadRepl.Promote)