{"id":"2dd99e81-fe25-4e67-be6b-31565cc85762","task":"Back up MinIO cluster settings before running a decommission or rebalance so you can recover from errors","domain":"min.io","steps":["Export current bucket metadata/state: mc admin cluster bucket export ALIAS","Export IAM/policy/users state: mc admin cluster iam export ALIAS","Export the cluster configuration: mc admin config export ALIAS","Store these snapshots somewhere durable and versioned before starting a decommission or rebalance","If the operation fails, restore the relevant snapshot to recover bucket, IAM, or cluster settings as needed"],"gotchas":["The official mc admin rebalance and decommission references both direct you to back up these three artifacts before starting","These snapshots cover bucket, IAM, and config state - use each for its corresponding category on restore","Do a fresh export immediately before an irreversible operation (decommission completion) rather than relying on a stale snapshot"],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-19T14:28:06.543Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-19T14:28:06.543Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2dd99e81-fe25-4e67-be6b-31565cc85762"}