Member Configuration Tutorials

The following tutorials provide information in configuring replica setmembers to support specific operations, such as to provide dedicatedbackups, to support reporting, or to act as a cold standby.

Warning

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

• Adjust Priority for Replica Set Member
• Change the precedence given to a replica set members in anelection for primary.
• Prevent Secondary from Becoming Primary
• Make a secondary member ineligible for election as primary.
• Configure a Hidden Replica Set Member
• Configure a secondary member to be invisible to applications inorder to support significantly different usage, such as adedicated backups.
• Configure a Delayed Replica Set Member
• Configure a secondary member to keep a delayed copy of the dataset in order to provide a rolling backup.
• Configure Non-Voting Replica Set Member
• Create a secondary member that keeps a copy of the data set butdoes not vote in an election.
• Convert a Secondary to an Arbiter
• Convert a secondary to an arbiter.