From e8cc72bad956a0746e12c4fe09d1295b99004c31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Short <ekultails@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:55:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] [troubleshoot-overcloud] Manual config-download

Suggest that the Ansible content used for deployment be ran manually.
Advice is provided on how to use it along with a link to existing
documentation.

Change-Id: Ia53fb7bf42a6f71d56474500f709f819749682ac
Signed-off-by: Luke Short <ekultails@gmail.com>
---
 .../source/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-overcloud.rst | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/deploy-guide/source/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-overcloud.rst b/deploy-guide/source/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-overcloud.rst
index 569d356a..d371cb7f 100644
--- a/deploy-guide/source/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-overcloud.rst
+++ b/deploy-guide/source/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-overcloud.rst
@@ -289,3 +289,12 @@ Glance was an example, but all OpenStack services are supported. You can find th
 in the TripleO Heat Templates composable services.
 
 It is also possible to :ref:`toggle debug<toggle_debug>` for services after deployment.
+
+Manually Run the Deployment
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The deployment can be replicated by `manually running the config-download Ansible playbooks
+<https://docs.openstack.org/project-deploy-guide/tripleo-docs/latest/deployment/ansible_config_download.html#manual-config-download>`_.
+This also allows the Ansible inventory, variables, playbooks, tasks, and more to be modified to
+help narrow down issues. Consider using ``ansible-playbook --start-at-task`` to more quickly
+troubleshooting an error.