--- stage: Systems group: Distribution 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 --- # Troubleshooting a reference architecture setup **(FREE SELF)** This page serves as the troubleshooting documentation if you followed one of the [reference architectures](index.md#reference-architectures). ## Troubleshooting object storage ### S3 API compatibility issues Not all S3 providers [are fully compatible](../../raketasks/backup_gitlab.md#other-s3-providers) with the Fog library that GitLab uses. Symptoms include: ```plaintext 411 Length Required ``` ### GitLab Pages can use object storage If you intend to use [GitLab Pages](../../user/project/pages/index.md), you can [configure object storage](../pages/index.md#using-object-storage). NFS is still available if you prefer. The [GitLab Pages Helm chart](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/charts/gitlab/gitlab-pages/) is also available for Kubernetes deployments. ### Incremental logging is required for CI to use object storage If you configure GitLab to use object storage for CI logs and artifacts, [you must also enable incremental logging](../job_logs.md#incremental-logging-architecture). ### Proxy Download A number of the use cases for object storage allow client traffic to be redirected to the object storage back end, like when Git clients request large files via LFS or when downloading CI artifacts and logs. When the files are stored on local block storage or NFS, GitLab has to act as a proxy. With object storage, the default behavior is for GitLab to redirect to the object storage device rather than proxy the request. The `proxy_download` setting controls this behavior: the default is generally `false`. Verify this in the documentation for each use case. Set it to `true` to make GitLab proxy the files rather than redirect. When not proxying files, GitLab returns an [HTTP 302 redirect with a pre-signed, time-limited object storage URL](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/32117#note_218532298). This can result in some of the following problems: - If GitLab is using non-secure HTTP to access the object storage, clients may generate `https->http` downgrade errors and refuse to process the redirect. The solution to this is for GitLab to use HTTPS. LFS, for example, generates this error: ```plaintext LFS: lfsapi/client: refusing insecure redirect, https->http ``` - Clients must trust the certificate authority that issued the object storage certificate, or may return common TLS errors such as: ```plaintext x509: certificate signed by unknown authority ``` - Clients need network access to the object storage. Errors that might result if this access is not in place include: ```plaintext Received status code 403 from server: Forbidden ``` ### ETag mismatch Using the default GitLab settings, some object storage back-ends such as [MinIO](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/23188) and [Alibaba](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab/-/issues/1564) might generate `ETag mismatch` errors. When using GitLab direct upload, the [workaround for MinIO](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab/-/issues/1564#note_244497658) is to use the `--compat` parameter on the server. We are working on a fix to GitLab component Workhorse, and also a workaround, in the mean time, to [allow ETag verification to be disabled](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/18175). ## Troubleshooting Redis There are a lot of moving parts that needs to be taken care carefully in order for the HA setup to work as expected. Before proceeding with the troubleshooting below, check your firewall rules: - Redis machines - Accept TCP connection in `6379` - Connect to the other Redis machines via TCP in `6379` - Sentinel machines - Accept TCP connection in `26379` - Connect to other Sentinel machines via TCP in `26379` - Connect to the Redis machines via TCP in `6379` ### Troubleshooting Redis replication You can check if everything is correct by connecting to each server using `redis-cli` application, and sending the `info replication` command as below. ```shell /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/redis-cli -h -a '' info replication ``` When connected to a `Primary` Redis, you see the number of connected `replicas`, and a list of each with connection details: ```plaintext # Replication role:master connected_replicas:1 replica0:ip=10.133.5.21,port=6379,state=online,offset=208037514,lag=1 master_repl_offset:208037658 repl_backlog_active:1 repl_backlog_size:1048576 repl_backlog_first_byte_offset:206989083 repl_backlog_histlen:1048576 ``` When it's a `replica`, you see details of the primary connection and if its `up` or `down`: ```plaintext # Replication role:replica master_host:10.133.1.58 master_port:6379 master_link_status:up master_last_io_seconds_ago:1 master_sync_in_progress:0 replica_repl_offset:208096498 replica_priority:100 replica_read_only:1 connected_replicas:0 master_repl_offset:0 repl_backlog_active:0 repl_backlog_size:1048576 repl_backlog_first_byte_offset:0 repl_backlog_histlen:0 ``` ### Troubleshooting Sentinel If you get an error like: `Redis::CannotConnectError: No sentinels available.`, there may be something wrong with your configuration files or it can be related to [this issue](https://github.com/redis/redis-rb/issues/531). You must make sure you are defining the same value in `redis['master_name']` and `redis['master_password']` as you defined for your sentinel node. The way the Redis connector `redis-rb` works with sentinel is a bit non-intuitive. We try to hide the complexity in omnibus, but it still requires a few extra configurations. --- To make sure your configuration is correct: 1. SSH into your GitLab application server 1. Enter the Rails console: ```shell # For Omnibus installations sudo gitlab-rails console # For source installations sudo -u git rails console -e production ``` 1. Run in the console: ```ruby redis = Redis.new(Gitlab::Redis::SharedState.params) redis.info ``` Keep this screen open and try to simulate a failover below. 1. To simulate a failover on primary Redis, SSH into the Redis server and run: ```shell # port must match your primary redis port, and the sleep time must be a few seconds bigger than defined one redis-cli -h localhost -p 6379 DEBUG sleep 20 ``` 1. Then back in the Rails console from the first step, run: ```ruby redis.info ``` You should see a different port after a few seconds delay (the failover/reconnect time). ## Troubleshooting Gitaly For troubleshooting information, see Gitaly and Gitaly Cluster [troubleshooting information](../gitaly/troubleshooting.md). ## Troubleshooting the GitLab Rails application - `mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on` You have not installed the necessary NFS client utilities. See step 1 above. - `mount: mount point /var/opt/gitlab/... does not exist` This particular directory does not exist on the NFS server. Ensure the share is exported and exists on the NFS server and try to remount. ## Troubleshooting Monitoring If the monitoring node is not receiving any data, check that the exporters are capturing data. ```shell curl "http[s]://localhost:/metric" ``` or ```shell curl "http[s]://localhost:/-/metric" ``` ## Troubleshooting PgBouncer In case you are experiencing any issues connecting through PgBouncer, the first place to check is always the logs: ```shell sudo gitlab-ctl tail pgbouncer ``` Additionally, you can check the output from `show databases` in the [administrative console](#pgbouncer-administrative-console). In the output, you would expect to see values in the `host` field for the `gitlabhq_production` database. Additionally, `current_connections` should be greater than 1. ### PgBouncer administrative console As part of Omnibus GitLab, the `gitlab-ctl pgb-console` command is provided to automatically connect to the PgBouncer administrative console. See the [PgBouncer documentation](https://www.pgbouncer.org/usage.html#admin-console) for detailed instructions on how to interact with the console. To start a session: ```shell sudo gitlab-ctl pgb-console ``` The password you are prompted for is the `pgbouncer_user_password` To get some basic information about the instance, run ```shell pgbouncer=# show databases; show clients; show servers; name | host | port | database | force_user | pool_size | reserve_pool | pool_mode | max_connections | current_connections ---------------------+-----------+------+---------------------+------------+-----------+--------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------- gitlabhq_production | 127.0.0.1 | 5432 | gitlabhq_production | | 100 | 5 | | 0 | 1 pgbouncer | | 6432 | pgbouncer | pgbouncer | 2 | 0 | statement | 0 | 0 (2 rows) type | user | database | state | addr | port | local_addr | local_port | connect_time | request_time | ptr | link | remote_pid | tls ------+-----------+---------------------+--------+-----------+-------+------------+------------+---------------------+---------------------+-----------+------ +------------+----- C | gitlab | gitlabhq_production | active | 127.0.0.1 | 44590 | 127.0.0.1 | 6432 | 2018-04-24 22:13:10 | 2018-04-24 22:17:10 | 0x12444c0 | | 0 | C | gitlab | gitlabhq_production | active | 127.0.0.1 | 44592 | 127.0.0.1 | 6432 | 2018-04-24 22:13:10 | 2018-04-24 22:17:10 | 0x12447c0 | | 0 | C | gitlab | gitlabhq_production | active | 127.0.0.1 | 44594 | 127.0.0.1 | 6432 | 2018-04-24 22:13:10 | 2018-04-24 22:17:10 | 0x1244940 | | 0 | C | gitlab | gitlabhq_production | active | 127.0.0.1 | 44706 | 127.0.0.1 | 6432 | 2018-04-24 22:14:22 | 2018-04-24 22:16:31 | 0x1244ac0 | | 0 | C | gitlab | gitlabhq_production | active | 127.0.0.1 | 44708 | 127.0.0.1 | 6432 | 2018-04-24 22:14:22 | 2018-04-24 22:15:15 | 0x1244c40 | | 0 | C | gitlab | gitlabhq_production | active | 127.0.0.1 | 44794 | 127.0.0.1 | 6432 | 2018-04-24 22:15:15 | 2018-04-24 22:15:15 | 0x1244dc0 | | 0 | C | gitlab | gitlabhq_production | active | 127.0.0.1 | 44798 | 127.0.0.1 | 6432 | 2018-04-24 22:15:15 | 2018-04-24 22:16:31 | 0x1244f40 | | 0 | C | pgbouncer | pgbouncer | active | 127.0.0.1 | 44660 | 127.0.0.1 | 6432 | 2018-04-24 22:13:51 | 2018-04-24 22:17:12 | 0x1244640 | | 0 | (8 rows) type | user | database | state | addr | port | local_addr | local_port | connect_time | request_time | ptr | link | rem ote_pid | tls ------+--------+---------------------+-------+-----------+------+------------+------------+---------------------+---------------------+-----------+------+---- --------+----- S | gitlab | gitlabhq_production | idle | 127.0.0.1 | 5432 | 127.0.0.1 | 35646 | 2018-04-24 22:15:15 | 2018-04-24 22:17:10 | 0x124dca0 | | 19980 | (1 row) ``` ### Message: `LOG: invalid CIDR mask in address` See the suggested fix [in Geo documentation](../geo/replication/troubleshooting.md#message-log--invalid-cidr-mask-in-address). ### Message: `LOG: invalid IP mask "md5": Name or service not known` See the suggested fix [in Geo documentation](../geo/replication/troubleshooting.md#message-log--invalid-ip-mask-md5-name-or-service-not-known). ## Troubleshooting PostgreSQL with Patroni In case you are experiencing any issues connecting through PgBouncer, the first place to check is always the logs for PostgreSQL (which is run through Patroni): ```shell sudo gitlab-ctl tail patroni ``` ### Consul and PostgreSQL with Patroni changes not taking effect Due to the potential impacts, `gitlab-ctl reconfigure` only reloads Consul and PostgreSQL, it does not restart the services. However, not all changes can be activated by reloading. To restart either service, run `gitlab-ctl restart consul` or `gitlab-ctl restart patroni` respectively. For PostgreSQL with Patroni, to prevent the primary node from being failed over automatically, it's safest to stop all secondaries first, then restart the primary and finally restart the secondaries again. On the Consul server nodes, it is important to restart the Consul service in a controlled fashion. Read our [Consul documentation](../consul.md#restart-consul) for instructions on how to restart the service. ### PgBouncer error `ERROR: pgbouncer cannot connect to server` You may get this error when running `gitlab-rake gitlab:db:configure` or you may see the error in the PgBouncer log file. ```plaintext PG::ConnectionBad: ERROR: pgbouncer cannot connect to server ``` The problem may be that your PgBouncer node's IP address is not included in the `trust_auth_cidr_addresses` setting in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` on the database nodes. You can confirm that this is the issue by checking the PostgreSQL log on the primary database node. If you see the following error then `trust_auth_cidr_addresses` is the problem. ```plaintext 2018-03-29_13:59:12.11776 FATAL: no pg_hba.conf entry for host "123.123.123.123", user "pgbouncer", database "gitlabhq_production", SSL off ``` To fix the problem, add the IP address to `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`. ```ruby postgresql['trust_auth_cidr_addresses'] = %w(123.123.123.123/32 ) ``` [Reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect.