dr: adds shadowing docs #1381
dr: adds shadowing docs #1381
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Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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actor Admin as Operator
participant Prim as Primary Cluster
participant Shadow as Shadow Cluster
participant Ctrl as Admin API / rpk
participant Sec as Auth/TLS
participant Obs as Monitoring
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note over Admin,Ctrl: Configure Shadowing
Admin->>Ctrl: Create shadow link (templates, filters)
Ctrl->>Sec: Authenticate / TLS handshake
Ctrl->>Prim: Apply link config
Prim-->>Shadow: Establish replication channel
end
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note over Prim,Shadow: Ongoing Replication (normal ops)
Prim-->>Shadow: Replicate topics/configs/ACLs/schema
Prim-->>Shadow: Preserve offsets/timestamps (where applicable)
Admin->>Ctrl: rpk/admin queries (status/metrics)
Ctrl-->>Obs: Emit metrics/alerts
end
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note right of Admin: Planned ops are handled in Shadowing guide
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sequenceDiagram
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actor Admin as Operator
participant Prim as Primary Cluster
participant Shadow as Shadow Cluster
participant Ctrl as Admin API / rpk
participant Apps as Applications/Clients
participant Obs as Monitoring
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note over Admin,Prim: Emergency Failover Runbook
Admin->>Prim: Assess incident, document state
Admin->>Shadow: Verify readiness/health
Admin->>Ctrl: Initiate failover (full or selective)
Ctrl->>Shadow: Transition shadow links (FAILING_OVER→ACTIVE)
Shadow-->>Obs: Report progress/status
end
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note over Apps,Shadow: Post-failover
Admin->>Apps: Update bootstrap/endpoints, TLS/ACLs
Apps->>Shadow: Reconnect and resume traffic
Admin->>Ctrl: Verify topics/consumer groups/offsets
end
alt Issues detected
Obs-->>Admin: Alerts (PAUSED, stuck states, auth failures)
Admin->>Ctrl: Troubleshoot per runbook steps
else Stable
Admin->>Prim: Plan recovery/back-sync later
end
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modules/ROOT/nav.adoc (1)
88-91: Add the emergency failover doc to navigationShadowing entry looks good. Add a sibling nav item for the emergency runbook so users can find it.
Example:
**** xref:deploy:redpanda/manual/high-availability.adoc[High Availability] **** xref:deploy:redpanda/manual/resilience/shadowing.adoc[Shadowing] +**** xref:deploy:redpanda/manual/resilience/emergency-shadowing.adoc[Emergency Shadowing Failover] **** xref:deploy:redpanda/manual/sizing-use-cases.adoc[Sizing Use Cases]modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/manual/resilience/shadowing.adoc (2)
290-299: Avoid promoting plaintext secrets in examplesAdd a callout suggesting env vars or file-based secrets for credentials (and mTLS certs/keys), not inline plaintext.
Example:
- Prefer env vars (RPK_SASL_PASSWORD) or reference secret files
- Link to security guidance on managing secrets
38-38: Diagram TODOIf you need help, I can draft a diagram (draw.io/mermaid) showing active→shadow replication, preserved offsets/timestamps, and replicated artifacts.
modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/manual/resilience/emergency-shadowing.adoc (1)
74-83: Call out irreversibility before executing failoverAdd an [IMPORTANT] note that failover promotion is irreversible; no automatic fallback. Place immediately before the commands.
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modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/manual/resilience/emergency-shadowing.adoc (2)
6-10: Enterprise license note is consistent; LGTMKeep this partial include at the top across both docs for consistency.
48-56: Verifyrpk shadowsubcommands and flags: Confirm thatrpk shadow list,status,failover,delete,resumeand their flags (--all,--topic,--no-confirm) used inemergency-shadowing.adoc(and the corresponding sections inshadowing.adoc) match the current output ofrpk shadow --help.modules/deploy/pages/redpanda/manual/resilience/shadowing.adoc (4)
330-425: Verify ShadowLinkConfig schema alignment
Ensure the YAML example’s field names (client_options, authentication_configuration, topic_metadata_sync_options, synced_shadow_topic_properties, consumer_offset_sync_options, security_sync_options) exactly match the ShadowLinkConfig schema in the Admin API or rpk CLI.
54-57: Verify and cite Shadowing’s minimum version requirement
- Confirm that Shadowing was introduced in Redpanda v25.3 and update the prerequisite if needed.
- Add a link to the official v25.3 release notes or product specification where this requirement is defined.
557-576: Confirm shadow-link metrics are documented and standardize type/units
Verify that eachredpanda_shadow_link_*metric appears in modules/reference/pages/public-metrics-reference.adoc and update every description to explicitly specify the Prometheus type (counter vs gauge) and units (bytes, records, offsets).
231-237: Verifyrpk shadow config generateexists and--outputflagConfirm this subcommand and its
--outputflag are implemented in the CLI; update the docs if they’re missing.
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@paulohtb6 I have a hard time finding these changes in https://deploy-preview-1381--redpanda-docs-preview.netlify.app/current/get-started/intro-to-events/ (can you please point me to the exact URL). |
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@bharathv Hey Bharath. Changes are in the page previews section on the PR description. Copying them here too |
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@paulohtb6 I think the page should be renamed too, so "emergency" is not in the URL. Also, the term runbook feels internal to me. What do you think about Failover for Disaster Recovery or Disaster Recovery Guide? cc @Feediver1
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Changed to "Shadowing Guide". Let me know if it's ok or if I should change more.
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Co-authored-by: Joyce Fee <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Michele Cyran <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Trevor Blackford <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Michele Cyran <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Joyce Fee <[email protected]>
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| Redpanda v25.3 introduces xref:deploy:redpanda/manual/resilience/shadowing.adoc[Shadowing], an Enterprise-licensed disaster recovery solution that provides asynchronous, offset-preserving replication between distinct Redpanda clusters. Shadowing enables cross-region data protection by replicating topic data, configurations, consumer group offsets, ACLs, and Schema Registry data with byte-level fidelity. | ||
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| The shadow cluster operates in read-only mode while continuously receiving updates from the source cluster. During a disaster, you can fail over individual topics or an entire shadow link to make resources fully writable for production traffic. See xref:deploy:redpanda/manual/resilience/shadowing-guide.adoc[Emergency Shadowing Guide] for emergency procedures. |
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suggest shadowing-guide.adoc[] since this keeps getting renamed
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Also suggest failover (one word) here, since most doc uses that. I still think we should discuss overall usage, but for now I'd keep it all consistent.
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Description
Adds Shadowing docs.
Adds emergency runbook.
Resolves https://redpandadata.atlassian.net/browse/DOC-1665
Review deadline: Oct 17th
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