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 # Scalar Admin for Kubernetes
 
+Scalar Admin for Kubernetes is a tool that creates a paused state for Scalar products (for example, ScalarDB and ScalarDL) in a Kubernetes environment. You can use such a paused state to take backups easily and consistently across multiple diverse databases.
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 ## Usage of the CLI tool
 
 ```console