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# Etcd Backup etcdv3\_backup.db Not Seen On All Master Nodes

## Problem

Could not see `/var/opt/pf9/kube/etcd/etcd-backup/etcdv3_backup.db` in one cluster however it is present on master nodes in another cluster.

## Environment

* Platform9 Managed Kubernetes - All Versions

## Answer

* During investigation, it was observed that Etcd backup was **disabled** on the cluster where backup file was *not* seen.
* The `etcdv3_backup.db` is dumped on master nodes of PMK clusters if Etcd backup is disabled, before a couple of operations and present at location `/var/opt/pf9/kube/etcd/etcd-backup`

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note**

It is recommended to backup your Etcd key value store to help recover from unplanned cluster outages. To enable, refer [Configuring Etcd Backup](https://platform9.com/docs/kubernetes/etcd-configure-backup#enabledisable-and-edit-etcd-backup)
{% endhint %}


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