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Tools	Tools which can be used to administrate TiKV	4.0 parent weight Reference 3

There are a number of components and tools involved in maintaining a TiKV deployment.

You can browse documentation on:

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