:_mod-docs-content-type: ASSEMBLY
[id="etcd-practices"]
= Recommended etcd practices
include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
:context: etcd-practices

toc::[]

[role="_abstract"]
Follow storage, latency, and hardware validation guidance for etcd to reduce leader elections, API timeouts, and control plane instability on {product-title}.

// Storage practices for etcd
include::modules/recommended-etcd-practices.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// Cluster latency requirements for etcd
include::modules/recommended-cluster-latency-etcd.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* xref:../etcd/etcd-performance.adoc#etcd-tuning-parameters_etcd-performance[Setting tuning parameters for etcd]

// Validating the hardware for etcd
include::modules/etcd-verify-hardware.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* link:https://access.redhat.com/solutions/4885641[How to use `fio` to check etcd disk performance in {product-title}]
* link:https://access.redhat.com/articles/6271341[etcd performance troubleshooting guide for {product-title}]
