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replSetMaintenance¶
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Definition¶
-
replSetMaintenance
¶ The
replSetMaintenance
admin command enables or disables the maintenance mode for a secondary member of a replica set.The command has the following prototype form:
{ replSetMaintenance: <boolean> }
Behavior¶
Consider the following behavior when running the
replSetMaintenance
command:
- You cannot run the command on the Primary.
- You must run the command against the
admin
database. - When enabled
replSetMaintenance: true
, the member enters theRECOVERING
state. While the secondary isRECOVERING
:- The member is not accessible for read operations.
- The member continues to sync its oplog from the Primary.
- When a node receives a
replSetMaintenance: true
request, it adds a maintenance mode task to a queue of tasks. If the queue of tasks was empty and now is not, the node will transition toRECOVERING
state and begin to reject read requests. When a node receives areplSetMaintenance: false
request, it removes a maintenance mode task from the queue (even if that task was initiated by a different client). If the request empties the maintenance mode task queue, the node will return toSECONDARY
state. - If you want to prevent a node from servicing reads, consider using Hidden Replica Set Members instead.