Back up MinIO cluster settings before running a decommission or rebalance so you can recover from errors

domain: min.io · 5 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. Export current bucket metadata/state: mc admin cluster bucket export ALIAS
  2. Export IAM/policy/users state: mc admin cluster iam export ALIAS
  3. Export the cluster configuration: mc admin config export ALIAS
  4. Store these snapshots somewhere durable and versioned before starting a decommission or rebalance
  5. If the operation fails, restore the relevant snapshot to recover bucket, IAM, or cluster settings as needed

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