@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ Note the following when promoting a secondary:
```
1. Promote the **secondary** node to the **primary** node.
DANGER: **Warning:**
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.
CAUTION: **Caution:**
If the secondary node [has been paused](../../geo/index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication), this performs
a point-in-time recovery to the last known state.
Data that was created on the primary while the secondary was paused will be lost.
To promote the secondary node to primary along with preflight checks:
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@@ -166,14 +167,16 @@ conjunction with multiple servers, as it can only
perform changes on a **secondary** with only a single machine. Instead, you must
do this manually.
DANGER: **Warning:**
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.
CAUTION: **Caution:**
If the secondary node [has been paused](../../geo/index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication), this performs
a point-in-time recovery to the last known state.
Data that was created on the primary while the secondary was paused will be lost.
1. SSH in to the database node in the **secondary** and trigger PostgreSQL to
promote to read-write:
```shell
sudo gitlab-pg-ctl promote
sudo gitlab-ctl promote-db
```
In GitLab 12.8 and earlier, see [Message: `sudo: gitlab-pg-ctl: command not found`](../replication/troubleshooting.md#message-sudo-gitlab-pg-ctl-command-not-found).
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@@ -211,9 +214,6 @@ an external PostgreSQL database, as it can only perform changes on a **secondary
node with GitLab and the database on the same machine. As a result, a manual process is
required:
DANGER: **Warning:**
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.
1. Promote the replica database associated with the **secondary** site. This will
set the database to read-write:
- Amazon RDS - [Promoting a Read Replica to Be a Standalone DB Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_ReadRepl.html#USER_ReadRepl.Promote)
@@ -227,14 +227,15 @@ conjunction with multiple servers, as it can only
perform changes on a **secondary** with only a single machine. Instead, you must
do this manually.
DANGER: **Warning:**
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.
CAUTION: **Caution:**
If the secondary node [has been paused](../../../geo/index.md#pausing-and-resuming-replication), this performs
a point-in-time recovery to the last known state.
Data that was created on the primary while the secondary was paused will be lost.
1. SSH in to the PostgreSQL node in the **secondary** and trigger PostgreSQL to
promote to read-write:
1. SSH in to the PostgreSQL node in the **secondary** and promote PostgreSQL separately:
```shell
sudo gitlab-pg-ctl promote
sudo gitlab-ctl promote-db
```
In GitLab 12.8 and earlier, see [Message: `sudo: gitlab-pg-ctl: command not found`](../../replication/troubleshooting.md#message-sudo-gitlab-pg-ctl-command-not-found).
@@ -196,8 +196,9 @@ For information on how to update your Geo nodes to the latest GitLab version, se
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/35913) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 13.2.
DANGER: **Warning:**
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.
CAUTION: **Caution:**
Pausing and resuming of replication is currently only supported for Geo installations using an
Omnibus GitLab-managed database. External databases are currently not supported.
In some circumstances, like during [upgrades](replication/updating_the_geo_nodes.md) or a [planned failover](disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md), it is desirable to pause replication between the primary and secondary.
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: **Warning:**
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**
