etcdctl command fails with Error: context deadline exceeded

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Attempting to backup etcd or interact with it fail with a context deadline error:
[root@server.example.com]#  etcdctl3 snapshot save /var/lib/etcd/backup
Error:  context deadline exceeded

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform
    • 3.x

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