Replication Methods

Note

For details on specific methods, including syntax and examples,click on the specific method to go to its reference page.

Name	Description
`rs.add()`	Adds a member to a replica set.
`rs.addArb()`	Adds an arbiter to a replica set.
`rs.conf()`	Returns the replica set configuration document.
`rs.freeze()`	Prevents the current member from seeking election as primary for a period of time.
`rs.help()`	Returns basic help text for replica set functions.
`rs.initiate()`	Initializes a new replica set.
`rs.printReplicationInfo()`	Prints a report of the status of the replica set from the perspective of the primary.
`rs.printSlaveReplicationInfo()`	Prints a report of the status of the replica set from the perspective of the secondaries.
`rs.reconfig()`	Re-configures a replica set by applying a new replica set configuration object.
`rs.remove()`	Remove a member from a replica set.
`rs.slaveOk()`	Sets the `slaveOk` property for the current connection. Deprecated. Use `readPref()` and `Mongo.setReadPref()` to set read preference.
`rs.status()`	Returns a document with information about the state of the replica set.
`rs.stepDown()`	Causes the current primary to become a secondary which forces an election.
`rs.syncFrom()`	Sets the member that this replica set member will sync from, overriding the default sync target selection logic.