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diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/replication/updating_the_geo_nodes.md b/doc/administration/geo/replication/updating_the_geo_nodes.md index b78aeb06ebf..1af2b8d0b88 100644 --- a/doc/administration/geo/replication/updating_the_geo_nodes.md +++ b/doc/administration/geo/replication/updating_the_geo_nodes.md @@ -21,14 +21,17 @@ Updating Geo nodes involves performing: NOTE: **Note:** These general update steps are not intended for [high-availability deployments](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html#multi-node--ha-deployment), and will cause downtime. If you want to avoid downtime, consider using [zero downtime updates](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html#zero-downtime-updates). +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. + To update the Geo nodes when a new GitLab version is released, update **primary** and all **secondary** nodes: 1. **Optional:** [Pause replication on each **secondary** node.](../index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication) 1. Log into the **primary** node. -1. [Update GitLab on the **primary** node using Omnibus](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html). +1. [Update GitLab on the **primary** node using Omnibus's Geo-specific steps](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html#geo-deployment). 1. Log into each **secondary** node. -1. [Update GitLab on each **secondary** node using Omnibus](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html). +1. [Update GitLab on each **secondary** node using Omnibus's Geo-specific steps](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html#geo-deployment). 1. If you paused replication in step 1, [resume replication on each **secondary**](../index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication) 1. [Test](#check-status-after-updating) **primary** and **secondary** nodes, and check version in each. |