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+#!/bin/bash
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')
+HOSTNAME=$(hostname --fqdn)
+
+DATADIR="/mnt/storage/kqueen/etcd/"
+BACKUPDIR="/mnt/storage/backup/backup-${HOSTNAME}-${TIMESTAMP}"
+
+etcdctl backup --data-dir "${DATADIR}" --backup-dir "${BACKUPDIR}"