diff --git a/practice-questions-answers/cluster-maintenance/backup-etcd/etcd-backup-and-restore.md b/practice-questions-answers/cluster-maintenance/backup-etcd/etcd-backup-and-restore.md index b91fe18..5e75d3a 100644 --- a/practice-questions-answers/cluster-maintenance/backup-etcd/etcd-backup-and-restore.md +++ b/practice-questions-answers/cluster-maintenance/backup-etcd/etcd-backup-and-restore.md @@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl --endpoints=https://[127.0.0.1]:2379 --cacert=/etc/kuberne snapshot save /opt/snapshot-pre-boot.db ``` -Note: In this case, the **ETCD** is running on the same server where we are running the commands (which is the *controlplane* node). As a result, the **--endpoint **argument is optional and can be ignored. +Note: In this case, the **ETCD** is running on the same server where we are running the commands (which is the *controlplane* node). As a result, the **--endpoint** argument is optional and can be ignored. The options **--cert, --cacert and --key** are mandatory to authenticate to the ETCD server to take the backup. -If you want to take a backup of the ETCD service running on a different machine, you will have to provide the correct endpoint to that server (which is the IP Address and port of the etcd server with the **--endpoint **argument) +If you want to take a backup of the ETCD service running on a different machine, you will have to provide the correct endpoint to that server (which is the IP Address and port of the etcd server with the **--endpoint** argument) # ----------------------------- # Disaster Happens