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// * backup_and_restore/replacing-unhealthy-etcd-member.adoc
// * etcd/etcd-backup-restore/replace-unhealthy-etcd-member.adoc

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= Identifying an unhealthy etcd member

You can identify if your cluster has an unhealthy etcd member.

.Prerequisites

* You have access to the cluster as a user with the `cluster-admin` role.
* You have taken an etcd backup. For more information, see "Backing up etcd data".

.Procedure

. Check the status of the `EtcdMembersAvailable` status condition using the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get etcd -o=jsonpath='{range .items[0].status.conditions[?(@.type=="EtcdMembersAvailable")]}{.message}{"\n"}{end}'
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. Review the output:
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[source,terminal]
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2 of 3 members are available, ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal is unhealthy
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This example output shows that the `ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal` etcd member is unhealthy.
