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@@ -864,6 +864,9 @@ This can be triggered if there are too many HA dedupe keys in etcd. We saw this
   },
 ```
 
+Note that you may need to recreate each etcd pod in order for this change to take effect, as etcd-operator does not automatically recreate pods in response to changes like these.
+First, check that all etcd pods are running and healthy. Then delete one pod at a time and wait for it to be recreated and become healthy before repeating for the next pod until all pods have been recreated.
+
 ### MimirAlertmanagerSyncConfigsFailing
 
 How it **works**: