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diff --git a/doc/development/testing_guide/review_apps.md b/doc/development/testing_guide/review_apps.md index 96761622cfe..7843fc4c874 100644 --- a/doc/development/testing_guide/review_apps.md +++ b/doc/development/testing_guide/review_apps.md @@ -8,38 +8,33 @@ Review Apps are automatically deployed by each pipeline, both in ### CI/CD architecture diagram - - -<details> -<summary>Show mermaid source</summary> -<pre> +```mermaid graph TD build-qa-image -.->|once the `prepare` stage is done| gitlab:assets:compile review-build-cng -->|triggers a CNG-mirror pipeline and wait for it to be done| CNG-mirror review-build-cng -.->|once the `test` stage is done| review-deploy review-deploy -.->|once the `review` stage is done| review-qa-smoke -subgraph 1. gitlab-ce/ee `prepare` stage +subgraph "1. gitlab-ce/ee `prepare` stage" build-qa-image end -subgraph 2. gitlab-ce/ee `test` stage +subgraph "2. gitlab-ce/ee `test` stage" gitlab:assets:compile -->|plays dependent job once done| review-build-cng end -subgraph 3. gitlab-ce/ee `review` stage - review-deploy["review-deploy<br /><br />Helm deploys the Review App using the Cloud<br/>Native images built by the CNG-mirror pipeline.<br /><br />Cloud Native images are deployed to the `review-apps-ce` or `review-apps-ee`<br />Kubernetes (GKE) cluster, in the GCP `gitlab-review-apps` project."] +subgraph "3. gitlab-ce/ee `review` stage" + review-deploy["review-deploy<br><br>Helm deploys the Review App using the Cloud<br/>Native images built by the CNG-mirror pipeline.<br><br>Cloud Native images are deployed to the `review-apps-ce` or `review-apps-ee`<br>Kubernetes (GKE) cluster, in the GCP `gitlab-review-apps` project."] end -subgraph 4. gitlab-ce/ee `qa` stage - review-qa-smoke[review-qa-smoke<br /><br />gitlab-qa runs the smoke suite against the Review App.] +subgraph "4. gitlab-ce/ee `qa` stage" + review-qa-smoke[review-qa-smoke<br><br>gitlab-qa runs the smoke suite against the Review App.] end -subgraph CNG-mirror pipeline +subgraph "CNG-mirror pipeline" CNG-mirror>Cloud Native images are built]; end -</pre> -</details> +``` ### Detailed explanation @@ -115,6 +110,28 @@ On every [pipeline][gitlab-pipeline] in the `qa` stage, the browser performance testing using a [Sitespeed.io Container](../../user/project/merge_requests/browser_performance_testing.md). +## Cluster configuration + +### Node pools + +Both `review-apps-ce` and `review-apps-ee` clusters are currently set up with +two node pools: + +- a node pool of non-preemptible `n1-standard-2` (2 vCPU, 7.5 GB memory) nodes + dedicated to the `tiller` deployment (see below) with a single node. +- a node pool of preemptible `n1-standard-2` (2 vCPU, 7.5 GB memory) nodes, + with a minimum of 1 node and a maximum of 250 nodes. + +### Helm/Tiller + +The `tiller` deployment (the Helm server) is deployed to a dedicated node pool +that has the `app=helm` label and a specific +[taint](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/taint-and-toleration/) +to prevent other pods from being scheduled on this node pool. + +This is to ensure Tiller isn't affected by "noisy" neighbors that could put +their node under pressure. + ## How to: ### Log into my Review App @@ -241,15 +258,6 @@ thousands of unused Docker images.** CNG-mirror project to store these Docker images so that we can just wipe out the registry at some point, and use a new fresh, empty one. -**How big are the Kubernetes clusters (`review-apps-ce` and `review-apps-ee`)?** - - > The clusters are currently set up with a single pool of preemptible nodes, - with a minimum of 1 node and a maximum of 500 nodes. - -**What are the machine running on the cluster?** - - > We're currently using `n1-standard-1` (1 vCPU, 3.75 GB memory) machines. - **How do we secure this from abuse? Apps are open to the world so we need to find a way to limit it to only us.** |