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diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/gitlab_configuration.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/gitlab_configuration.md index dd4481434a6..03eba67292d 100644 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/gitlab_configuration.md +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/gitlab_configuration.md @@ -4,22 +4,24 @@ group: Health info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# GitLab Configuration +# GitLab Configuration **(FREE SELF)** GitLab Performance Monitoring is disabled by default. To enable it and change any of its settings: 1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Settings > Metrics and profiling** - (`/admin/application_settings/metrics_and_profiling`): - -  - -1. You must restart all GitLab processes for the changes to take effect: + (`/admin/application_settings/metrics_and_profiling`). +1. Add the necessary configuration changes. +1. Restart all GitLab for the changes to take effect: - For Omnibus GitLab installations: `sudo gitlab-ctl restart` - For installations from source: `sudo service gitlab restart` -## Pending Migrations +NOTE: +Removed [in GitLab 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/30786). Use the +[Prometheus integration](../prometheus/index.md) instead. + +## Pending migrations When any migrations are pending, the metrics are disabled until the migrations have been performed. diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/grafana_configuration.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/grafana_configuration.md index e76e81c6499..e6dda2ac87a 100644 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/grafana_configuration.md +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/grafana_configuration.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ group: Health info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# Grafana Configuration +# Grafana Configuration **(FREE SELF)** [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) is a tool that enables you to visualize time series metrics through graphs and dashboards. GitLab writes performance data to Prometheus, @@ -17,42 +17,38 @@ or Grafana supplies package repositories (Yum/Apt) for easy installation. See [Grafana installation documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/) for detailed steps. -Before starting Grafana for the first time, set the admin user +Before starting Grafana for the first time, set the administration user and password in `/etc/grafana/grafana.ini`. If you don't, the default password is `admin`. ## Configuration -1. Log in to Grafana as the admin user. -1. Expand the menu by clicking the Grafana logo in the top left corner. -1. Choose **Data Sources** from the menu. -1. Click **Add new** in the top bar: -  -1. Edit the data source to fit your needs: -  -1. Click **Save**. +1. Log in to Grafana as the administration user. +1. Select **Data Sources** from the **Configuration** menu. +1. Select the **Add data source** button. +1. Select the required data source type. For example, [Prometheus](../prometheus/index.md#prometheus-as-a-grafana-data-source). +1. Complete the details for the data source and select the **Save & Test** button. + +Grafana should indicate the data source is working. ## Import Dashboards You can now import a set of default dashboards to start displaying useful information. GitLab has published a set of default -[Grafana dashboards](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/grafana-dashboards) to get you started. -Clone the repository, or download a ZIP file or tarball, then follow these steps to import each -JSON file individually: +[Grafana dashboards](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/grafana-dashboards) to get you started. To use +them: -1. Log in to Grafana as the admin user. -1. Open the dashboard dropdown menu and click **Import**: -  -1. Click **Choose file**, and browse to the location where you downloaded or - cloned the dashboard repository. Select a JSON file to import: -  -1. After the dashboard is imported, click the **Save dashboard** icon in the top bar: -  +1. Clone the repository, or download a ZIP file or tarball. +1. Follow these steps to import each JSON file individually: - If you don't save the dashboard after importing it, the dashboard is removed - when you navigate away from the page. + 1. Log in to Grafana as the administration user. + 1. Select **Manage** from the **Dashboards** menu. + 1. Select the **Import** button, then the **Upload JSON file** button. + 1. Locate the JSON file to import and select **Choose for Upload**. Select the **Import** button. + 1. After the dashboard is imported, select the **Save dashboard** icon in the top bar. -Repeat this process for each dashboard you wish to import. +If you don't save the dashboard after importing it, the dashboard is removed +when you navigate away from the page. Repeat this process for each dashboard you wish to import. Alternatively, you can import all the dashboards into your Grafana instance. For more information about this process, see the @@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ sudo mv /var/opt/gitlab/grafana/data.bak.xxxx/ /var/opt/gitlab/grafana/data/ However, you should **not** reinstate your old data _except_ under one of the following conditions: -1. If you're certain that you changed your default admin password when you enabled Grafana. +1. If you're certain that you changed your default administration password when you enabled Grafana. 1. If you run GitLab in a private network, accessed only by trusted users, and your Grafana login page has not been exposed to the internet. @@ -121,8 +117,6 @@ existing data and dashboards. For more information and further mitigation details, please refer to our [blog post on the security release](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/08/12/critical-security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-6-released/). ---- - Read more on: - [Introduction to GitLab Performance Monitoring](index.md) diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_dashboard_dropdown.png b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_dashboard_dropdown.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 51eef90068d..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_dashboard_dropdown.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_dashboard_import.png b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_dashboard_import.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index fd639ee0eb8..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_dashboard_import.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_data_source_configuration.png b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_data_source_configuration.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index a98e0ed1e7d..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_data_source_configuration.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_data_source_empty.png b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_data_source_empty.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 549ada8343e..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_data_source_empty.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_save_icon.png b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_save_icon.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 68a071f5ae2..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/grafana_save_icon.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/metrics_gitlab_configuration_settings.png b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/metrics_gitlab_configuration_settings.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 13bfd097b81..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/metrics_gitlab_configuration_settings.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/performance_bar_external_http_calls.png b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/performance_bar_external_http_calls.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000000..45f2b0956e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/img/performance_bar_external_http_calls.png diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/index.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/index.md index 072baa16e29..cdf78811092 100644 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/index.md +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/index.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ group: Health info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# GitLab Performance Monitoring +# GitLab Performance Monitoring **(FREE SELF)** GitLab comes with its own application performance measuring system as of GitLab 8.4, called "GitLab Performance Monitoring". GitLab Performance Monitoring is available in both the diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/influxdb_configuration.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/influxdb_configuration.md deleted file mode 100644 index d793e014a18..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/influxdb_configuration.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5 +0,0 @@ ---- -redirect_to: 'prometheus.md' ---- - -Support for InfluxDB was removed in GitLab 13.0. Use [Prometheus](prometheus.md) for performance monitoring. diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/influxdb_schema.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/influxdb_schema.md deleted file mode 100644 index d793e014a18..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/influxdb_schema.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5 +0,0 @@ ---- -redirect_to: 'prometheus.md' ---- - -Support for InfluxDB was removed in GitLab 13.0. Use [Prometheus](prometheus.md) for performance monitoring. diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/introduction.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/introduction.md deleted file mode 100644 index a275efce5bb..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/introduction.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@ ---- -redirect_to: 'index.md' ---- - -This document was moved to [another location](index.md). - -<!-- This redirect file can be deleted after February 1, 2021. --> -<!-- Before deletion, see: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/#move-or-rename-a-page --> diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/performance_bar.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/performance_bar.md index a214660bd5c..0516cbc2f8b 100644 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/performance_bar.md +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/performance_bar.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ group: Health info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# Performance Bar +# Performance Bar **(FREE SELF)** You can display the GitLab Performance Bar to see statistics for the performance of a page. When activated, it looks as follows: @@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ From left to right, it displays:  - **Elasticsearch calls**: the time taken (in milliseconds) and the total number of Elasticsearch calls. Click to display a modal window with more details. +- **External HTTP calls**: the time taken (in milliseconds) and the total + number of external calls to other systems. Click to display a modal window + with more details +  - **Load timings** of the page: if your browser supports load timings (Chromium and Chrome) several values in milliseconds, separated by slashes. Click to display a modal window with more details. The values, from left to right: @@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ Requests with warnings display `(!)` after their path in the **Request selector*  -## Enable the Performance Bar via the Admin panel +## Enable the Performance Bar via the Admin Area The GitLab Performance Bar is disabled by default. To enable it for a given group: diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/prometheus.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/prometheus.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2978de865e2..00000000000 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/prometheus.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@ ---- -redirect_to: '../prometheus/index.md' ---- - -This document was moved to [another location](../prometheus/index.md). - -<!-- This redirect file can be deleted after February 1, 2021. --> -<!-- Before deletion, see: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/#move-or-rename-a-page --> diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/request_profiling.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/request_profiling.md index 23af50dec11..f0ac8f991d3 100644 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/request_profiling.md +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/request_profiling.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ group: Health info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# Request Profiling +# Request Profiling **(FREE SELF)** To profile a request: |
