Overview

etcd stores Kubernetes control-plane state for a cluster. Platform administrators use etcd guidance to understand encryption, operational health, capacity considerations, and the handoff to backup and restore procedures.

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Enable and understand etcd encryption key rotation.etcd encryption
Review operational practices and route to health, capacity, and backup topics.etcd practices
Back up or restore etcd data.etcd backup and restore

Use these etcd pages to plan control-plane state encryption, health, capacity, and maintenance. When you need to protect or recover etcd data, continue with the backup and restore procedure.