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Removing a member from MongoDB replica sets

You can remove a node from an existing MongoDB replica set.

Before you begin

You must have:

  • An active replica set.

  • ClusterAdmin privileges.

About this task

To remove a node from an existing replica set:

Steps

  1. Connect to the node that you want to remove and shut down the MongoDB on it using the following command:

    absrs01:PRIMARY> db.shutdownServer()

  2. Connect to the primary member of the replica set and run the following command to remove the node:

    absrs01:PRIMARY> rs.remove("<IP Address or hostname of the node to be removed>:27017")

Next steps

For more information, see Remove Members from Replica Setin the MongoDB documentation.