Appendix: rladmin vs redisctl

Overview

rladmin is Redis Enterprise's built-in CLI for node-local cluster management.
redisctl provides remote cluster management via REST API.

They're complementary tools - use both!

Quick Comparison

Feature	rladmin	redisctl enterprise
Deployment	Pre-installed on nodes	Single binary, any platform
Access	Local (SSH required)	Remote (REST API)
Platforms	Linux only (on nodes)	macOS, Windows, Linux
Output	Text only	JSON, YAML, Table
Scripting	Text parsing required	Native JSON
Multi-cluster	One at a time	Profile system

Where rladmin Excels

Local node operations - Direct node access
No network dependency - Works when API is down
Low-level operations - Node-specific commands
Already installed - No extra setup

Remote management - No SSH required
Structured output - JSON/YAML for automation
Cross-platform - Works on developer laptops
Multi-cluster - Profile system
Rich features - JMESPath, workflows, support packages
Better UX - Progress indicators, --wait for async ops

Example Comparison

Get Database Info

rladmin approach:

# SSH to node
ssh admin@cluster-node

# Get info (text output)
rladmin info bdb 1 | grep memory | awk '{print $2}'

redisctl approach:

# From your laptop (no SSH)
redisctl enterprise database get 1 -q 'memory_size'

Support Package

rladmin approach:

# 1. SSH to node
ssh admin@cluster-node

# 2. Generate
rladmin cluster debug_info

# 3. SCP to local
scp admin@node:/tmp/debug*.tar.gz ./

# 4. Manually upload via web UI
# (10+ minutes)

redisctl approach:

# One command from laptop
redisctl enterprise support-package cluster --optimize --upload
# (30 seconds)

Use Cases

Use rladmin when:

SSH'd into a cluster node
Need low-level node operations
API is unavailable
Debugging directly on nodes

Use redisctl when:

Remote management from laptop
CI/CD automation
Managing multiple clusters
Need structured output
Building custom tools

Best Practice

Use both:

redisctl for day-to-day ops, automation, remote management
rladmin for emergency troubleshooting, node-level operations

Full Comparison

See RLADMIN_COMPARISON.md for detailed feature matrix with 30+ comparisons.

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