PARTIAL SUCCESS: Upgrade Geo multi-server installation from 12.9.10 to 12.10.12
Versions
Current: 12.9.10
Target: 12.10.12
Upgrade checklist
Preflight - upgrade
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Create a zoom meeting and schedule a recorded meeting -
Check if the Geo HA update instructions contain version specific changes -
Check if PostgreSQL is already the latest shipped version. If not, ensure PostgreSQL upgrade instructions are followed. -
Check if any upgrade warnings exist -
Verify that the Geo cluster is healthy pre-upgrade. For a no-downtime upgrade, remove deploy nodes from load balancers/stop sidekiq and run looping-pipeline to confirm test pass. -
Find the latest packaged version of GitLab that can be used for zero downtime upgrades -
Set up the looping test pipeline to run during the upgrade procedure.
Upgrade
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Retrieve a beverage of choice within a drinkable temperature range -
Join Zoom meeting and wait for arrival. Hit the record button -
Manually trigger the looping test pipeline to start running smoke tests before upgrading the primary site and before upgrading the secondary site (if failures happen during the primary site update) -
Perform upgrade steps described in latest documentation. -
During the upgrade process, monitor the looping test pipeline for any failures -
Record any issues encountered during the upgrade -
Verify cluster health post upgrade -
Verify PostgreSQL version is correct
Postflight
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Record the upgrade outcome as SUCCESS (upgrade with zero downtime), FAILED, PARTIAL SUCCESS (upgrade but with downtime or unconfirmed downtime) -
Open new issues and inform @nhxnguyen and @fzimmer to confirm next steps -
Create new issue for the next upgrade demo (the next versions) and assign to @nhxnguyen and @fzimmer -
Open an issue/MR to update Geo validation tests docs page (doc/administration/geo/replication/geo_validation_tests.md)
Edited by Jennifer Louie