--- Title: Change node roles alwaysopen: false categories: - docs - operate - rs description: Change node roles to demote the primary node to a secondary node or promote a secondary node to become the primary node. linkTitle: Change node roles weight: 65 url: '/operate/rs/7.22/clusters/change-node-role/' --- A Redis Software cluster contains a primary node, which coordinates cluster-wide management operations, and multiple secondary nodes. Nodes with either role can host database shards. ## Demote primary node {{< multitabs id="demote-node" tab1="Cluster Manager UI" tab2="rladmin" >}} To demote the primary node to a secondary node using the Cluster Manager UI: 1. On the **Nodes** screen, click the **More actions** button (**⋮**) for the primary node you want to demote. Click the more actions button for a node to access node actions.

Click the more actions button for a node to access node actions.

1. Select **Set as a secondary node** from the list. 1. Select one of the options to determine the new primary node: - **Automatically**: The cluster decides which node becomes the new primary node. - **Choose specific node**: You can manually select which node becomes the new primary node. The Set as a secondary node dialog has two options to select the new primary node, either automatically or manually.

The Set as a secondary node dialog has two options to select the new primary node, either automatically or manually.

1. Click **Confirm**. -tab-sep- To demote the primary node to a secondary node using `rladmin`: 1. Identify the primary node's ID with [`rladmin cluster master`]({{}}): ```sh $ rladmin cluster master Node is the cluster master node ``` 1. Run [`rladmin node enslave`]({{}}) with the `demote_node` option: ```sh rladmin node enslave demote_node ``` Replace `` with the ID returned by `rladmin cluster master`. {{< /multitabs >}} ## Promote secondary node {{< multitabs id="promote-node" tab1="Cluster Manager UI" tab2="rladmin" >}} To promote a secondary node to become the primary node using the Cluster Manager UI: 1. On the **Nodes** screen, click the **More actions** button (**⋮**) for the secondary node you want to promote. Click the more actions button for a node to access node actions.

1. Select **Set as the primary node** from the list. 1. Click **Confirm**. -tab-sep- To promote a secondary node to become the primary node using `rladmin`: 1. To find the IDs of secondary nodes, run [`rladmin status nodes`]({{}}): ```sh $ rladmin status nodes CLUSTER NODES: NODE:ID ROLE ADDRESS EXTERNAL_ADDRESS HOSTNAME SHARDS CORES FREE_RAM PROVISIONAL_RAM VERSION STATUS node:1 master 198.51.100.2 3d99db1fdf4b 4/100 6 14.74GB/19.54GB 10.73GB/16.02GB 7.22.0-250 OK *node:3 slave 198.51.100.4 b87cc06c830f 0/100 6 14.74GB/19.54GB 11.22GB/16.02GB 7.22.0-250 OK node:2 slave 198.51.100.3 fc7a3d332458 0/100 6 14.74GB/19.54GB 11.22GB/16.02GB 7.22.0-250 OK ``` Nodes with the `slave` role are secondary nodes. 1. Run [`rladmin cluster master set`]({{}}): ```sh rladmin cluster master set ``` Replace `` with the ID of the secondary node you want to promote. {{< /multitabs >}} After this node becomes the primary node, all cluster management traffic is directed to it.