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diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md b/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md index 75e07bcf863..8fee172ec64 100644 --- a/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md +++ b/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md @@ -43,23 +43,14 @@ will go smoothly. ### Object storage -Some classes of non-repository data can use object storage in preference to -file storage. Geo [does not replicate data in object storage](../replication/object_storage.md), -leaving that task up to the object store itself. For a planned failover, this -means you can decouple the replication of this data from the failover of the -GitLab service. - -If you're already using object storage, simply verify that your **secondary** -node has access to the same data as the **primary** node - they must either they share the -same object storage configuration, or the **secondary** node should be configured to -access a [geographically-replicated][os-repl] copy provided by the object store -itself. - If you have a large GitLab installation or cannot tolerate downtime, consider [migrating to Object Storage][os-conf] **before** scheduling a planned failover. Doing so reduces both the length of the maintenance window, and the risk of data loss as a result of a poorly executed planned failover. +In GitLab 12.4, you can optionally allow GitLab to manage replication of Object Storage for +**secondary** nodes. For more information, see [Object Storage replication][os-conf]. + ### Review the configuration of each **secondary** node Database settings are automatically replicated to the **secondary** node, but the @@ -224,5 +215,4 @@ Don't forget to remove the broadcast message after failover is complete. [background-verification]: background_verification.md [limitations]: ../replication/index.md#current-limitations [moving-repositories]: ../../operations/moving_repositories.md -[os-conf]: ../replication/object_storage.md#configuration -[os-repl]: ../replication/object_storage.md#replication +[os-conf]: ../replication/object_storage.md |