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diff --git a/doc/administration/gitaly/praefect.md b/doc/administration/gitaly/praefect.md index 4af7f1a58a5..eb666f1caf4 100644 --- a/doc/administration/gitaly/praefect.md +++ b/doc/administration/gitaly/praefect.md @@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ Configure Gitaly Cluster using either: Smaller GitLab installations may need only [Gitaly itself](index.md). -NOTE: -Upgrade instructions for Omnibus GitLab installations -[are available](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/#gitaly-cluster). - ## Requirements The minimum recommended configuration for a Gitaly Cluster requires: @@ -279,7 +275,7 @@ you need to prepare PostgreSQL server with [setup instruction](#manual-database- ```ruby pgbouncer['databases'] = { - # Other database configuation including gitlabhq_production + # Other database configuration including gitlabhq_production ... praefect_production: { @@ -353,6 +349,7 @@ If there are multiple Praefect nodes: To complete this section you need a [configured PostgreSQL server](#postgresql), including: +WARNING: Praefect should be run on a dedicated node. Do not run Praefect on the application server, or a Gitaly node. @@ -994,7 +991,7 @@ Particular attention should be shown to: 1. Check that the Praefect storage is configured to store new repositories: - 1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. + 1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin**. 1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > Repository**. 1. Expand the **Repository storage** section. @@ -1574,3 +1571,28 @@ sudo /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/praefect -config /var/opt/gitlab/praefect/config.t - Replace the placeholder `<virtual-storage>` with the virtual storage containing the Gitaly node storage to be checked. - Replace the placeholder `<up-to-date-storage>` with the Gitaly storage name containing up to date repositories. - Replace the placeholder `<outdated-storage>` with the Gitaly storage name containing outdated repositories. + +### Manually remove repositories + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/-/merge_requests/3767) in GitLab 14.3. + +The `remove-repository` Praefect sub-command removes repositories from a Gitaly Cluster. It removes +all state associated with a given repository including: + +- On-disk repositories on all relevant Gitaly nodes. +- Any database state tracked by Praefect. + +```shell +sudo /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/praefect -config /var/opt/gitlab/praefect/config.toml remove-repository -virtual-storage <virtual-storage> -repository <repository> +``` + +- `-virtual-storage` is the virtual storage the repository is located in. +- `-repository` is the repository's relative path in the storage. + +Sometimes parts of the repository continue to exist after running `remove-repository`. This can be caused +because of: + +- A deletion error. +- An in-flight RPC call targeting the repository. + +If this occurs, run `remove-repository` again. |