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diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/1k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/1k_users.md index d376c1b7575..0cb7b8868c3 100644 --- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/1k_users.md +++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/1k_users.md @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ many organizations . | Users | Configuration | GCP | AWS | Azure | |--------------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| -| Up to 500 | 4 vCPU, 3.6GB memory | n1-highcpu-4 | c5.xlarge | F4s v2 | -| Up to 1,000 | 8 vCPU, 7.2GB memory | n1-highcpu-8 | c5.2xlarge | F8s v2 | +| Up to 500 | 4 vCPU, 3.6 GB memory | n1-highcpu-4 | c5.xlarge | F4s v2 | +| Up to 1,000 | 8 vCPU, 7.2 GB memory | n1-highcpu-8 | c5.2xlarge | F8s v2 | The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architectures were built and tested using the [Intel Xeon E5 v3 (Haswell)](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/cpu-platforms) @@ -30,20 +30,28 @@ or higher, are required for your CPU or node counts. For more information, see our [Sysbench](https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench)-based [CPU benchmark](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Reference-Architectures/GCP-CPU-Benchmarks). -In addition to the stated configurations, we recommend having at least 2GB of +In addition to the stated configurations, we recommend having at least 2 GB of swap on your server, even if you currently have enough available memory. Having -swap will help reduce the chance of errors occurring if your available memory +swap helps to reduce the chance of errors occurring if your available memory changes. We also recommend configuring the kernel's swappiness setting to a lower value (such as `10`) to make the most of your memory, while still having the swap available when needed. ## Setup instructions -For this default reference architecture, to install GitLab use the standard +To install GitLab for this default reference architecture, use the standard [installation instructions](../../install/README.md). -NOTE: **Note:** -You can also optionally configure GitLab to use an -[external PostgreSQL service](../postgresql/external.md) or an -[external object storage service](../high_availability/object_storage.md) for -added performance and reliability at a reduced complexity cost. +You can also optionally configure GitLab to use an [external PostgreSQL service](../postgresql/external.md) +or an [external object storage service](../object_storage.md) for added +performance and reliability at a reduced complexity cost. + +## Configure Advanced Search **(STARTER ONLY)** + +You can leverage Elasticsearch and [enable Advanced Search](../../integration/elasticsearch.md) +for faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance. + +Elasticsearch cluster design and requirements are dependent on your specific +data. For recommended best practices about how to set up your Elasticsearch +cluster alongside your instance, read how to +[choose the optimal cluster configuration](../../integration/elasticsearch.md#guidance-on-choosing-optimal-cluster-configuration). |