Page created: 1 Nov 2021
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Page updated: 3 May 2022
This topic discusses the steps to remove a node from an existing MongoDB replica set.
Prerequisites:
- An active replica set.
- To remove a member, the MongoDB user must have clusterAdmin privileges.
To remove a node from an existing replica set:
- Connect to the node that you wish to remove and shut down the MongoDB on it using the
following
command.
absrs01:PRIMARY> db.shutdownServer() - 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")
Related links
https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/remove-replica-set-member/