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 formatted report of the replica set status from the perspective of the primary.
`rs.printSecondaryReplicationInfo()`	Prints a formatted report of the replica set status from the perspective of the secondaries.
`rs.printSlaveReplicationInfo()`	Deprecated since version 4.4.1: Use `rs.printSecondaryReplicationInfo()` instead.
`rs.reconfig()`	Reconfigures a replica set by applying a new replica set configuration object.
`rs.reconfigForPSASet()`	Safely perform some reconfiguration changes on a primary-secondary-arbiter (PSA) replica set or on a replica set that is changing to a PSA architecture.
`rs.remove()`	Remove a member from a replica set.
`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.

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