From 92e603727fd93ab862f7c6b5b46dfa2b1dd3a44e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gabriel Mazetto Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 00:40:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed documentation and added redis/sentinel roles instruction --- doc/administration/high_availability/redis.md | 68 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/administration/high_availability/redis.md b/doc/administration/high_availability/redis.md index d60852814bb..bfad3047385 100644 --- a/doc/administration/high_availability/redis.md +++ b/doc/administration/high_availability/redis.md @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ In `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`: ## Redis TCP support (will disable UNIX socket transport) redis['bind'] = '0.0.0.0' # or specify an IP to bind to a single one redis['port'] = 6379 -redis['requirepass'] = 'redis-password-goes-here' +redis['password'] = 'redis-password-goes-here' redis['master_password'] = 'redis-password-goes-here' ``` @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ with an additional `Slave` section as in the example below: ```ruby redis['bind'] = '0.0.0.0' # or specify an IP to bind to a single one redis['port'] = 6379 -redis['requirepass'] = 'redis-password-goes-here' +redis['password'] = 'redis-password-goes-here' redis['master_password'] = 'redis-password-goes-here' ## Slave redis instance @@ -327,27 +327,25 @@ To setup sentinel, you edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file: ```ruby ## When you install Sentinel in a separate machine, you need to control which -## other services will be running in it. Take a look at the following variables -## and enable or disable whenever it fits your strategy: +## other services will be running in it. +## We've simplified the choice using special "roles" settings: -## Enabled Redis and Sentinel services -redis['enable'] = true -sentinel['enable'] = true +## Enabled Sentinel and Redis Master services +redis_sentinel_role['enable'] = true +redis_master_role['enable'] = true -# Disabled all other services -bootstrap['enable'] = false -nginx['enable'] = false -postgresql['enable'] = false -gitlab_rails['enable'] = false -mailroom['enable'] = false +## Enabled Sentinel and Redis Slave services +redis_sentinel_role['enable'] = true +redis_master_role['enable'] = true ## Configure Redis redis['master_name'] = 'gitlab-redis' # must be the same in every sentinel node redis['master_ip'] = '10.0.0.1' # ip of the initial master redis instance redis['master_port'] = 6379 # port of the initial master redis instance -redis['master_password'] = 'your-secure-password-here' # the same value defined in redis['password'] in the master instance +redis['master_password'] = 'redis-password-goes-here' # the same value defined in redis['password'] in the master instance ## Configure Sentinel +sentinel['bind'] = '0.0.0.0' # or specify an IP to bind to a single one # sentinel['port'] = 26379 # uncomment to change default port ## Quorum must reflect the amount of voting sentinels it take to start a failover. @@ -388,6 +386,48 @@ sentinel['quorum'] = 2 # sentinel['failover_timeout'] = 60000 ``` +In the example above we've used `redis_sentinel_role` and `redis_master_role` +which simplify the ammount of configuration changes. + +If you want more control, here is what each one sets for you automatically +when enabled: + +```ruby +## Redis Sentinel Role +redis_sentinel_role['enable'] = true + +# When Sentinel Role is enabled, the following services are enabled/disabled: +sentinel['enable'] = true + +# This others are disabled: +redis['enable'] = false +bootstrap['enable'] = false +nginx['enable'] = false +postgresql['enable'] = false +gitlab_rails['enable'] = false +mailroom['enable'] = false + +## Redis master/slave Role: +redis_master_role['enable'] = true # enable only one of them +redis_slave_role['enable'] = true # enable only one of them + +# When Redis Master or Slave role are enabled, the following services are enabled/disabled: +# (Note that if redis and sentinel roles are combined both services will be enabled) + +# When Sentinel Role is enabled, the following services are enabled/disabled: +redis['enable'] = true + +# This others are disabled: +sentinel['enable'] = false +bootstrap['enable'] = false +nginx['enable'] = false +postgresql['enable'] = false +gitlab_rails['enable'] = false +mailroom['enable'] = false + +# Redis Slave role also change this setting from default 'true' to 'false': +redis['master'] = false +``` --- The final part is to inform the main GitLab application server of the Redis