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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "Commands: Operator"
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sidebar_current: "docs-commands-operator"
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description: >
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The operator command provides cluster-level tools for Consul operators.
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---
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# Consul Operator
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Command: `consul operator`
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The `operator` command provides cluster-level tools for Consul operators, such
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as interacting with the Raft subsystem. This was added in Consul 0.7.
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~> Use this command with extreme caution, as improper use could lead to a Consul
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outage and even loss of data.
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If ACLs are enabled then a token with operator privileges may be required in
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order to use this command. Requests are forwarded internally to the leader
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if required, so this can be run from any Consul node in a cluster. See the
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[ACL](/docs/internals/acl.html#operator) internals guide for more information.
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See the [Outage Recovery](/docs/guides/outage.html) guide for some examples of how
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this command is used. For an API to perform these operations programatically,
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please see the documentation for the [Operator](/docs/agent/http/operator.html)
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endpoint.
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## Usage
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Usage: `consul operator <subcommand> [common options] [action] [options]`
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Run `consul operator <subcommand>` with no arguments for help on that
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subcommand. The following subcommands are available:
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* `raft` - View and modify Consul's Raft configuration.
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Options common to all subcommands include:
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* `-http-addr` - Address to the HTTP server of the agent you want to contact
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to send this command. If this isn't specified, the command will contact
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"127.0.0.1:8500" which is the default HTTP address of a Consul agent.
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* `-token` - ACL token to use. Defaults to that of agent.
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## Raft Operations
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The `raft` subcommand is used to view and modify Consul's Raft configuration.
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Two actions are available, as detailed in this section.
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<a name="raft-list-peers"></a>
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#### Display Peer Configuration
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This action displays the current Raft peer configuration.
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Usage: `consul operator raft -list-peers -stale=[true|false]`
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* `-stale` - Optional and defaults to "false" which means the leader provides
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the result. If the cluster is in an outage state without a leader, you may need
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to set this to "true" to get the configuration from a non-leader server.
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The output looks like this:
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```
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Node ID Address State Voter
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alice 127.0.0.1:8300 127.0.0.1:8300 follower true
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bob 127.0.0.2:8300 127.0.0.2:8300 leader true
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carol 127.0.0.3:8300 127.0.0.3:8300 follower true
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```
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`Node` is the node name of the server, as known to Consul, or "(unknown)" if
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the node is stale and not known.
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`ID` is the ID of the server. This is the same as the `Address` in Consul 0.7
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but may be upgraded to a GUID in a future version of Consul.
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`Address` is the IP:port for the server.
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`State` is either "follower" or "leader" depending on the server's role in the
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Raft configuration.
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`Voter` is "true" or "false", indicating if the server has a vote in the Raft
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configuration. Future versions of Consul may add support for non-voting servers.
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<a name="raft-remove-peer"></a>
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#### Remove a Peer
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This command removes Consul server with given address from the Raft configuration.
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There are rare cases where a peer may be left behind in the Raft configuration
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even though the server is no longer present and known to the cluster. This command
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can be used to remove the failed server so that it is no longer affects the
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Raft quorum. If the server still shows in the output of the
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[`consul members`](/docs/commands/members.html) command, it is preferable to
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clean up by simply running
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[`consul force-leave`](/docs/commands/force-leave.html)
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instead of this command.
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Usage: `consul operator raft -remove-peer -address="IP:port"`
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* `-address` - "IP:port" for the server to remove. The port number is usually
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8300, unless configured otherwise.
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The return code will indicate success or failure.
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