diff --git a/content/rke/latest/en/managing-clusters/_index.md b/content/rke/latest/en/managing-clusters/_index.md index c43049d0fce..bfed7a7d10e 100644 --- a/content/rke/latest/en/managing-clusters/_index.md +++ b/content/rke/latest/en/managing-clusters/_index.md @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ You can add/remove only worker nodes, by running `rke up --update-only`. This wi In order to remove the Kubernetes components from nodes, you use the `rke remove` command. -> **Note:** This command is irreversible and will destroy the Kubernetes cluster. +> **Warning:** This command is irreversible and will destroy the Kubernetes cluster, including etcd snapshots on S3. If there is a disaster and your cluster is inaccessible, refer to the process for [restoring your cluster from a snapshot]({{< baseurl >}}rke/latest/en/etcd-snapshots/#etcd-disaster-recovery). -This command does the following to each node in the `cluster.yml`: +The `rke remove` command does the following to each node in the `cluster.yml`: - Remove the Kubernetes component deployed on it - `etcd` @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ This command does the following to each node in the `cluster.yml`: - `kube-proxy` - `nginx-proxy` +The cluster's etcd snapshots are removed, including both local snapshots and snapshots that are stored on S3. + > **Note:** Pods are not removed from the nodes. If the node is re-used, the pods will automatically be removed when the new Kubernetes cluster is created. - Clean each host from the directories left by the services: