openshift-docs/modules/microshift-get-node-id-kubesystem.adoc

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// microshift_support/microshift-getting-node-id.adoc

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= Getting the node ID of a running node

Use either the of the following steps to get the ID of a running node.

.Procedure

* Get the ID of a running node using `oc get` by entering the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get namespaces kube-system -o jsonpath={.metadata.uid}
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.Example output
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[source,terminal]
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7cf13853-68f4-454e-8f5c-1af748cbfb1a
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* Get the ID of a running node by retrieving it from the `cluster-id` file by entering the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ sudo cat /var/lib/microshift/cluster-id
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.Example output
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[source,terminal]
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7cf13853-68f4-454e-8f5c-1af748cbfb1a
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