{"id":"dfc84a17-bbe0-4ea8-8935-731fc581c363","task":"Reload MinIO cluster configuration to apply pool topology changes via SIGHUP (hot reload for config.yaml deployments)","domain":"min.io","steps":["Update config.yaml identically on ALL nodes (existing and new); verify identical copies with `shasum`.","Trigger a reload on each node by sending SIGHUP: `kill -HUP $(pgrep minio)`.","For systemd-managed deployments use `systemctl reload minio` instead.","Confirm the reload actually took effect in the SERVER LOGS - the reload command may report success even when the change was rejected."],"gotchas":["A config reload that adds a pool is rejected while a rebalance is active - run `mc admin rebalance stop ALIAS` first.","Pool removal via reload is only allowed after decommission reports Complete deployment-wide; otherwise reload errors with 'cannot reduce pool count while decommission is in progress'.","`kill -HUP`/`systemctl reload` can succeed even when the reload is rejected - always check server logs to confirm.","Wait until every queued decommission completes before removing multiple pools together.","Docs: decommission-server-pool.html and expand-minio-deployment.html at min.io/docs"],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-19T02:27:21.113Z","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":"2026-08-19T02:27:21.113Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/dfc84a17-bbe0-4ea8-8935-731fc581c363"}