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# Re-onboarding a cluster

Learn how to re-upload your Kubernetes cluster, ensuring its data continuation

You may encounter situations where re-uploading a cluster is necessary. For example, if you disconnect a cluster, you might later need to upload it again to restore its visibility and management within the PerfectScale. 

{% hint style="warning" %}
When you reconnect your cluster using the [standard configuration](/getting-started/how-to-onboard-a-cluster.md), PerfectScale will assign it a new ID and treat it as a new cluster. The historical data from the previous cluster will remain associated with the original cluster rather than the newly connected one. To restore your cluster while keeping it associated with its historical data, follow the instructions below.
{% endhint %}

## How to retrieve credentials 

To retrieve the **clusterName**, **clientID**, and **clientSecret** by executing the following commands accordingly:

#### **clusterName**

```
kubectl -n perfectscale describe deployment perfectscale-exporter | grep CLUSTER_NAME
```

#### clientID

```
kubectl -n perfectscale get secret perfectscale-exporter-secret -o jsonpath="{.data.clientId}" | base64 --decode
```

#### clientSecret

```
kubectl -n perfectscale get secret perfectscale-exporter-secret -o jsonpath="{.data.clientSecret}" | base64 --decode
```

## Re-installing PerfectScale Agent

Use the following command to re-upload the cluster:

```yaml
helm upgrade --install -n perfectscale --create-namespace perfectscale \
      --set secret.create=true \
      --set secret.clientId=your_clientId \
      --set secret.clientSecret=your_clientSecret \
      --set settings.clusterName=your_cluster_name \
      perfectscale/exporter
```

{% hint style="info" %}
You can either reuse the `clientId` and `clientSecret` already used for this cluster, or take an existing `Id`/`Secret` pair from another running cluster.

You can also change the `clusterName` when reinstalling the agent. This updates the cluster name displayed in PerfectScale, but it does not affect historical data, so it remains associated with the original cluster record.
{% endhint %}

If taints and tolerations are defined in the node pool, you must include them in the command too, so it will appear like this:

```
helm upgrade --install -n perfectscale --create-namespace perfectscale \      
      --set secret.create=true \
      --set secret.clientId=your_clientId \
      --set secret.clientSecret=your_clientSecret \
      --set settings.clusterName=your_cluster_name \
      --set tolerations[0].key=node_pool \
      --set tolerations[0].operator=Equal \
      --set tolerations[0].value=tooling \
      --set kube-state-metrics.tolerations[0].key=node_pool,kube-state-metrics.tolerations[0].value=tooling,kube-state-metrics.tolerations[0].operator=Equal \
      perfectscale/exporter
```

## Re-installing PerfectScale Automation Agent

If you've re-uploaded the cluster where PerfectScale Automation was previously operational and wish to resume using Automation for that cluster, it's important to re-install the Automation Agent. This step will ensure that your cluster remains continuously optimized, tailored to your previously configured CR.

When re-installing the Automation Agent, run the following command:

```
helm upgrade --install -n perfectscale psc-autoscaler \
      --set secret.create=false \
      perfectscale/psc-autoscaler
```

{% hint style="info" %}
If taints and tolerations are defined in the node pool, you must include them in the command too, so it will appear like this:

```
helm upgrade --install -n perfectscale psc-autoscaler \
      --set tolerations[0].key=node_pool \
      --set tolerations[0].operator=Equal \
      --set tolerations[0].value=tooling \
      --set secret.create=false \
      perfectscale/psc-autoscaler
```

{% endhint %}