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diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/background_verification.md b/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/background_verification.md index 8d3745130bd..f03cd64c14e 100644 --- a/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/background_verification.md +++ b/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/background_verification.md @@ -58,19 +58,25 @@ Feature.enable('geo_repository_verification') ## Repository verification -Go to the **Admin Area > Geo** dashboard on the **primary** node and expand -the **Verification information** tab for that node to view automatic checksumming -status for repositories and wikis. Successes are shown in green, pending work -in gray, and failures in red. +On the **primary** node: - +1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. +1. On the left sidebar, select **Geo > Nodes**. +1. Expand **Verification information** tab for that node to view automatic checksumming + status for repositories and wikis. Successes are shown in green, pending work + in gray, and failures in red. -Go to the **Admin Area > Geo** dashboard on the **secondary** node and expand -the **Verification information** tab for that node to view automatic verification -status for repositories and wikis. As with checksumming, successes are shown in -green, pending work in gray, and failures in red. +  - +On the **secondary** node: + +1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. +1. On the left sidebar, select **Geo > Nodes**. +1. Expand **Verification information** tab for that node to view automatic checksumming + status for repositories and wikis. Successes are shown in green, pending work + in gray, and failures in red. + +  ## Using checksums to compare Geo nodes @@ -92,11 +98,14 @@ data. The default and recommended re-verification interval is 7 days, though an interval as short as 1 day can be set. Shorter intervals reduce risk but increase load and vice versa. -Go to the **Admin Area > Geo** dashboard on the **primary** node, and -click the **Edit** button for the **primary** node to customize the minimum -re-verification interval: +On the **primary** node: + +1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. +1. On the left sidebar, select **Geo > Nodes**. +1. Select **Edit** for the **primary** node to customize the minimum + re-verification interval: - +  The automatic background re-verification is enabled by default, but you can disable if you need. Run the following commands in a Rails console on the @@ -141,17 +150,19 @@ sudo gitlab-rake geo:verification:wiki:reset If the **primary** and **secondary** nodes have a checksum verification mismatch, the cause may not be apparent. To find the cause of a checksum mismatch: -1. Go to the **Admin Area > Overview > Projects** dashboard on the **primary** node, find the - project that you want to check the checksum differences and click on the - **Edit** button: -  +1. On the **primary** node: + 1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. + 1. On the left sidebar, select **Overview > Projects**. + 1. Find the project that you want to check the checksum differences and + select its name. + 1. On the project administration page get the **Gitaly storage name**, + and **Gitaly relative path**. -1. On the project administration page get the **Gitaly storage name**, and **Gitaly relative path**: -  +  1. Go to the project's repository directory on both **primary** and **secondary** nodes (the path is usually `/var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories`). Note that if `git_data_dirs` - is customized, check the directory layout on your server to be sure. + is customized, check the directory layout on your server to be sure: ```shell cd /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories |