# Changing the --server parameter

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**Created:** [June 8, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/changing-the-server-parameter/38096 "2022-06-08T05:50:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![camasaki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/camasaki/32/8968_2.png) [@camasaki](https://forums.suse.com/u/camasaki)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/changing-the-server-parameter/38096/1 "2022-06-08T05:50:27Z")

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In a HA, external data store cluster we now have an external Load Balancer for the API on port 6443.

Until now we started nodes with the `--server master1.domain.com:6443` but master1 may go down. How do we now configure all nodes (in a 2-master cluster) to know the new virtual IP for this Load Balancer?

Since we use a YAML config is it a case of updating the file to include it?

```nohighlight
server: ourlb.domain.com:6443

```

Or do they get this parameter from the DB? If so how do we change it?

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**Author:** ![camasaki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/camasaki/32/8968_2.png) [@camasaki](https://forums.suse.com/u/camasaki)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/changing-the-server-parameter/38096/2 "2022-06-08T05:59:52Z")

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> [@camasaki](#):
>
> –server [master1.domain.com:6443](http://master1.domain.com:6443)

Actually, setting this appears to have no effect. I’m wondering how the masters “find” each other.