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title: Tools
description: Tools which can be used to administrate TiKV
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There are a number of components and tools involved in maintaining a TiKV deployment.

You can browse documentation on:

* [`tikv-server`](../tikv-server): The TiKV service stores data and serves client requests.
* [`tikv-ctl`](../tikv-ctl): The control plane tool for managing TiKV, both online or offline.
* [`pd-server`](../pd-server): The PD service manages cluster metadata and transaction timestamps.
* [`pd-ctl`](../pd-ctl): The control plane tool for managing PD.
* [`pd-recover`](../pd-recover): A disaster recovery tool for PD.