replSetReconfig¶

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replSetReconfig¶

The replSetReconfig command modifies the configuration of an existing replica set. You can use this command to add and remove members, and to alter the options set on existing members. Use the following syntax:

{ replSetReconfig: <new_config_document>, force: false }

You may also run replSetReconfig with the shell’s rs.reconfig() method.

Considerations¶

Be aware of the following replSetReconfig behaviors and considerations:

Warning

Avoid reconfiguring replica sets that contain members of different MongoDB versions as validation rules may differ across MongoDB versions.

You must issue this command against the admin database of the current primary member of the replica set.
You can optionally force the replica set to accept the new configuration by specifying force: true. Use this option if there is no current primary in the replica set.

Warning

Forcing the replSetReconfig command can lead to a rollback situation. Use with caution.

Use the force option to restore a replica set to new servers with different hostnames.
A majority of the set’s members must be operational for the changes to propagate properly.
This command can cause downtime as the set renegotiates primary-status. Typically this is 10-20 seconds, but could be as long as a minute or more. Therefore, you should attempt to reconfigure only during scheduled maintenance periods.
In some cases, replSetReconfig forces the current primary to step down, initiating an election for primary among the members of the replica set. When this happens, the primary node will drop all current connections.

Changed in version 3.2.

Members with priority greater than 0 cannot have 0 votes.
Non-voting members must have priority of 0.

replSetReconfig obtains a special mutually exclusive lock to prevent more than one replSetReconfig operation from occurring at the same time.

Additional Information¶

Replica Set Configuration Fields, Replica Set Configuration, rs.reconfig(), and rs.conf().

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