[mongodb-user] Keeping Odd Replica Set Member within a Cluster

[A. Jalil @AJ]

Hi Stephen,

I got my RS0 Replicat Set migrated successfully to AWS. But, I read
somewhere in mongo Doc that *we are supposed to keep Odd numbers of members
within each Replica Set*. Right now, in my RS0 I have 6 nodes, 3 old nodes
and 3 new nodes I just added on AWS which you can see below. In order to
keep Odd numbers of nodes within my RS0, I went ahead and shutdown the node *[server0-3.com
] *which you can see below it says [* not reachable/healthy *] because I
stopped mongo on this server. But, when I check Shards, I see *6 nodes in
RS0 (3 old nodes + 3 new AWS nodes) + 3 old nodes from RS1* which is what I
expected. So, I was wondering if this is the proper way to do this or
should I remove this node completely from the Replica Set R0 as well as
from the Shards cluster ?

Please note, eventually, I will remove the old nodes completely from the
cluster, and things will go back to Odd members again, but for now I'd like
to wait until I see data getting replicated successfully on AWS nodes and
then remove the old ones. I know I can add an arbiter as an alternative,
but I don't want to add more work to this since I will be removing all old
nodes anyway.


rs0:PRIMARY> *rs.status()*
{
"set" : "rs0",
"date" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:33Z"),
"myState" : 1,
"members" : [
{
"_id" : 3,
"name" : "server0-1.com:27017",
*=> Old RS0 server-1*
"health" : 1,
"state" : 1,
"stateStr" : "PRIMARY",
"uptime" : 78490,
"optime" : Timestamp(1443235169, 1),
"optimeDate" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:39:29Z"),
"electionTime" : Timestamp(1443157717, 1),
"electionDate" : ISODate("2015-09-25T05:08:37Z"),
"self" : true
},
{
"_id" : 4,
"name" : "server0-2.com:27017",
*=> Old RS0 server-2*
"health" : 1,
"state" : 2,
"stateStr" : "SECONDARY",
"uptime" : 78489,
"optime" : Timestamp(1443235169, 1),
"optimeDate" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:39:29Z"),
"lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:32Z"),
"lastHeartbeatRecv" :
ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:32Z"),
"pingMs" : 1,
"syncingTo" : "server0-1.com:27017"
},
{
"_id" : 5,
"name" : "*server0-3.com*:27017",
*=> Old RS0 server-3*
"health" : 0,
"state" : 8,
"stateStr" : "(*not reachable/healthy*)",
(not reachable cz I shutdown mongo)
"uptime" : 0,
"optime" : Timestamp(1443235169, 1),
"optimeDate" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:39:29Z"),
"lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:33Z"),
"lastHeartbeatRecv" :
ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:09Z"),
"pingMs" : 0,
"syncingTo" : "server0-1.com:27017"
},
{
"_id" : 6,
"name" : "server0-2-AWS.com:27017",
*=> T**he new server-2 I added on AWS*
"health" : 1,
"state" : 2,
"stateStr" : "SECONDARY",
"uptime" : 78489,
"optime" : Timestamp(1443235169, 1),
"optimeDate" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:39:29Z"),
"lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:33Z"),
"lastHeartbeatRecv" :
ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:33Z"),
"pingMs" : 1,
"syncingTo" : "server0-1.com:27017"
},
{
"_id" : 7,
"name" : "server0-3-AWS.com:27017",
*=> T**he new server-3 I added on AWS*
"health" : 1,
"state" : 2,
"stateStr" : "SECONDARY",
"uptime" : 78487,
"optime" : Timestamp(1443235169, 1),
"optimeDate" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:39:29Z"),
"lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:33Z"),
"lastHeartbeatRecv" :
ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:32Z"),
"pingMs" : 1,
"syncingTo" : "server0-1.com:27017"
},
{
"_id" : 8,
"name" : "server0-1-AWS.com:27017",
*=> T**he new server-1 I added on AWS*
"health" : 1,
"state" : 2,
"stateStr" : "SECONDARY",
"uptime" : 1024,
"optime" : Timestamp(1443235169, 1),
"optimeDate" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:39:29Z"),
"lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:32Z"),
"lastHeartbeatRecv" :
ISODate("2015-09-26T02:56:32Z"),
"pingMs" : 0,
"syncingTo" : "server0-1.com:27017"
}
],
"ok" : 1
}



*> And when I do rs.conf() I still see the server despite the fact I
shutdown mongo on this server..*

rs0:PRIMARY> rs.conf()
{
"_id" : "rs0",
"version" : 24,
"members" : [
{
"_id" : 3,
"host" : "server0-1.com:27017",
=> Old RS0 server
"priority" : 100
},
{
"_id" : 4,
"host" : "server0-2.com:27017",
=> Old RS0 server
"priority" : 50
},
{
"_id" : 5,
"host" : "*server0-3.com*:27017",
=> Old RS0 server - I am still seeing the server in config even
though I stopped mongo on this server
"priority" : 50
},
{
"_id" : 6,
"host" : "server0-2-AWS.com:27017" *=>
the new server I added in AWS*
},
{
"_id" : 7,
"host" : "server0-3-AWS.com:27017" *=>
the new server I added in AWS*
},
{
"_id" : 8,
"host" : "server0-1-AWS.com:27017" *=>
the new server I added in AWS*
}
],
"settings" : {
"getLastErrorDefaults" : {
"w" : 1,
"wtimeout" : 0
}
}
}



*Thank you so much !*
@AJ
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[Stephen Steneker]

On Saturday, 26 September 2015 14:08:47 UTC+10, A. Jalil @AJ wrote:

I got my RS0 Replicat Set migrated successfully to AWS. But, I read

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
somewhere in mongo Doc that *we are supposed to keep Odd numbers of
members within each Replica Set*. Right now, in my RS0 I have 6 nodes, 3
old nodes and 3 new nodes I just added on AWS which you can see below. In
order to keep Odd numbers of nodes within my RS0, I went ahead and shutdown
the node *[server0-3.com <http://server0-3.com> ] *which you can see
below it says [* not reachable/healthy *] because I stopped mongo on this
server. But, when I check Shards, I see *6 nodes in RS0 (3 old nodes + 3
new AWS nodes) + 3 old nodes from RS1* which is what I expected. So, I
was wondering if this is the proper way to do this or should I remove this
node completely from the Replica Set R0 as well as from the Shards cluster
?

Hi AJ,

Shutting down a node does not remove it from the replica set configuration
-- this just changes the current state of the node as tracked in rs.status()
.

A six node configuration with one member unavailable still requires a
strict majority (number-of-nodes/2 + 1) to successfully elect a primary,
which would be a minimum of 4 votes assuming the default configuration. The
guidance on odd number of members is a general suggestion to ensure a
primary can be elected and your applications can satisfy “majority” (aka
replica_safe) write concern. The election mechanics are more nuanced than
just the number of nodes; it would be worth having a read of the Replica
Set Elections <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/replica-set-elections/>
documentation for more detail.

Since you are planning to decommission the old nodes, I would rs.remove() the
shutdown *server0-3.com* to bring you back to an odd number of nodes (with
the majority being your new AWS nodes). Any changes to the replica set
config (e.g. adding or removing nodes) will propagate to the sharded
cluster it is part of.

You could also take the further step of changing the remaining old nodes in
rs0 to priority 0
<http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure-secondary-only-replica-set-member/>
(non-eligible to become a primary) and hidden: true
<http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure-a-hidden-replica-set-member/>
(not visible to clients). After this configuration change all of the old
nodes would still be participating in replication until you are ready to
decommission them, your primary would always be a node on AWS, and your
application clients would always be reading from the AWS nodes. You can
make all these changes in a single configuration update using rs.reconfig()
<http://docs.mongodb.org/v3.0/reference/method/rs.reconfig/>.

Regards,
Stephen
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[A. Jalil @AJ]

Great, I removed the old member successfully by using rs.reconfig()
<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.mongodb.org%2Fv3.0%2Freference%2Fmethod%2Frs.reconfig%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFaWTUa2Cl0JdZ8Zc7KLIZWHvrRKA> now,
I have 5 nodes, things are so far..

Now I am trying to reset one of the new nodes on AWS to PRIMARY (from zero
to non-zero), but I am getting an error: "Cannot set property 'priority'
of undefined.."

As you can see on my config below, all my AWS nodes' priority are set to
ZERO, I need to change at least one of them greater than 0 so one of them
can be a PRIMARY.

*Here is what I did:*
cfg = rs.conf();
cfg.members[8].priority = 1000; => trying to set priority
member[8] of this node [ server-1.*aws*.com ] to 1000
rs.reconfig(cfg);

*> I got this Error:*
rs0:PRIMARY> cfg.members[8].priority = 1000
2015-09-26T16:19:50.367-0500 TypeError: Cannot set property 'priority' of
undefined


Please note, I tried to do the reverse by re-setting the current PRIMARY
from 100 to ZERO , the command ran find (see below), but after I checked
stats, no changes were applied:
rs0:PRIMARY> cfg.members[3].priority = 0;
0
rs0:PRIMARY> rs.reconfig(cfg);
{ "ok" : 1 }

I also noticed member[6]'s priority is not showing.. not sure why ?


rs0:PRIMARY> rs.conf()
{
"_id" : "rs0",
"version" : 29,
"members" : [
{
"_id" : 3,
"host" : "server-01.com:27017",
"priority" : 100
},
{
"_id" : 4,
"host" : "server-02.com:27017",
"priority" : 50
},
{
"_id" : 6,
"host" : "server-02.*aws*.com:27017"
},
{
"_id" : 7,
"host" : "server-03.*aws*.com:27017",
"priority" : 0
},
{
"_id" : 8,
"host" : "server-1.*aws*.com:27017",
"priority" : 0
}
],
"settings" : {
"getLastErrorDefaults" : {
"w" : 1,
"wtimeout" : 0
}
}
}


*Thank you !*
@AJ
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[Stephen Steneker]

On Sunday, 27 September 2015 07:36:26 UTC+10, A. Jalil @AJ wrote:

Great, I removed the old member successfully by using rs.reconfig()

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.mongodb.org%2Fv3.0%2Freference%2Fmethod%2Frs.reconfig%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFaWTUa2Cl0JdZ8Zc7KLIZWHvrRKA> now,
I have 5 nodes, things are so far..
Now I am trying to reset one of the new nodes on AWS to PRIMARY (from zero
to non-zero), but I am getting an error: "Cannot set property 'priority'
of undefined.."
As you can see on my config below, all my AWS nodes' priority are set to
ZERO, I need to change at least one of them greater than 0 so one of them
can be a PRIMARY.
*Here is what I did:*
cfg = rs.conf();
cfg.members[8].priority = 1000; => trying to set priority
member[8] of this node [ server-1.*aws*.com ] to 1000
rs.reconfig(cfg);

Hi AJ,

When you retrieve the config to edit in the shell, it will be a JavaScript
object. Members will be a 0-indexed array, so if you want to set your node
with _id: 8 it is currently cfg.members[4].

Please note, I tried to do the reverse by re-setting the current PRIMARY

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
from 100 to ZERO , the command ran find (see below), but after I checked
rs0:PRIMARY> cfg.members[3].priority = 0;
0
rs0:PRIMARY> rs.reconfig(cfg);
{ "ok" : 1 }

I also noticed member[6]'s priority is not showing.. not sure why ?

Priorities only show in the rs.conf() if changed from the default (priority
1).

So I think what you want to do is set your old nodes to priority 0 and your
AWS to priority 1 (all equally likely to be elected primary, unless you
actually have preferences):

cfg.members[0].priority = 0
cfg.members[1].priority = 0
cfg.members[2].priority = 1
cfg.members[3].priority = 1
cfg.members[4].priority = 1

If you are making a number of config changes at once, you will probably
find it easier to copy into an external editor and then paste back into the
shell.

You can also launch an external editor from the shell
<http://docs.mongodb.org/master/tutorial/getting-started-with-the-mongo-shell/#use-an-external-editor-in-the-mongo-shell>
if you have the EDITOR environment variable set.

Regards,
Stephen
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[A. Jalil @AJ]

I tried your suggestion so many times by trying to update AWS node priority
to 1 but I keep getting this error: Cannot set property 'priority' of
undefined

*> So, what I ended up doing is:*

1. stepDown (old *server-01.com* is no longer primary)
2. removed the node *server-01.com*
3. and re-added it using <id> and <priority> options like so:

rs0:PRIMARY> rs.stepDown()
rs0:PRIMARY> rs.remove("*server-01.com*:27017")
rs0:PRIMARY> rs.add({_id: 10, host: "*server-01.com*:27017", priority: 0,
hidden: false})

Now the old server *server-01.com* is set to 0, therefore it should not go
back to become a primary, and after I did stepDown again, the new AWS
server has become a primary which is what I wanted to accomplish. Now,
that old servers are set to 0 I can remove them anytime and keep the new
AWS servers.

But even after I got things working the way I want it, for some reason I
still can't update the priority directly using the command below:

cfg.members[10].priority = 0
Cannot set property 'priority' of undefined

The lesson learned - Initially when I added the 3 AWS nodes, they all got
priority Zero by default, so next time when I add new AWS nodes on 2nd RS1,
I will make sure to use [rs.add] with the priority > 0 so anyone of them
can be elected as primary after I stepDown the old primary.. exp:
rs.add({_id: 10, host: "*server-aws-01.com*:27017", priority: 5, hidden:
false})


*Thanks again !*
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[Stephen Steneker]

On Sunday, 27 September 2015 11:23:01 UTC+10, A. Jalil @AJ wrote:

But even after I got things working the way I want it, for some reason I

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
cfg.members[10].priority = 0
Cannot set property 'priority' of undefined

Hi AJ,

As I noted in my previous response on this thread, when you retrieve the
output of rs.conf() to edit in the shell it will be a JavaScript object
with cfg.members as a 0-indexed array. The range of indexes for a 5 member
array will be 0 .. 4, so cfg.members[10] will not exist. You have to use
the index of the array; the _id of the replica set node is part of the
element in the array.

Before setting the priority, try checking what the array element looks
like. For example, the last element in your 5-node members array would be:
cfg.members[4].

The lesson learned - Initially when I added the 3 AWS nodes, they all got

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
priority Zero by default, so next time when I add new AWS nodes on 2nd RS1,
I will make sure to use [rs.add] with the priority > 0 so anyone of them
rs.add({_id: 10, host: "*server-aws-01.com <http://server-aws-01.com>*:27017",
priority: 5, hidden: false})

You can change the priority with rs.reconfig() at any time with the correct
syntax. In general I would add nodes with the default config to keep things
understandable, so you should not specify “hidden:false” or an _id when
adding new nodes. A priority is fine, if you really have preferences on
which node becomes primary. In general you should think of the replica set
nodes as peers so they are all equally provisioned and capable of the same
workload in the event of failover.

Regards,
Stephen
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[A. Jalil @AJ]

Yeah I misunderstood that, I thought I can set priority to any number > 0
for primary to get elected..

Here is my conf as it stands now, I removed all old nodes and I only have
new AWS nodes now. but the priority looks messed up I think. Based what you
see below, what should I change them to ?

Please note: id-8 is secondary id-9 is primary and id-10 is secondary


rs0:PRIMARY> rs.conf()
{
"_id" : "rs0",
"version" : 40,
"members" : [
{
"_id" : 8,
"host" : "server-01.aws.com:27017",
"priority" : 2
},
{
"_id" : 9,
"host" : "server-02.aws.com:27017", <=*
primary*
"priority" : 10
},
{
"_id" : 10,
"host" : "server-03.aws.com:27017",
"priority" : 6
}
],
"settings" : {
"getLastErrorDefaults" : {
"w" : 1,
"wtimeout" : 0
}
}
}


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[A. Jalil @AJ]

I was wondering if I should remove secondary one at the time, and add them
again without using <id> or <hidden:false..> then stepDown the primary
and do same thing.. do you have a better suggestion ?

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On Sunday, 27 September 2015 16:11:43 UTC+10, A. Jalil @AJ wrote:

I was wondering if I should remove secondary one at the time, and add them

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again without using <id> or <hidden:false..> then stepDown the primary
and do same thing.. do you have a better suggestion ?

Hi AJ,

There’s no need to remove & resync the nodes. The only change I would
consider is removing the priority (via rs.reconfig()), since this likely
isn’t necessary. Your last replica set config only has the 3 nodes in AWS,
and the only non-default config is priority settings.

Regards,
Stephen
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[A. Jalil @AJ]

Ok, so lets take this example id: 8:

"_id" : 8,
"host" : "server-01.aws.com:27017",
"priority" : 2


To update the priority to 1, I would run this command:

cfg = rs.conf()
cfg.members[8].priority = 1
rs.reconfig(cfg)


But how do I remove it ? do I leave priority blank like so:
cfg = rs.conf()
cfg.members[8].priority =
rs.reconfig(cfg)


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Post by A. Jalil @AJ
"_id" : 8,
"host" : "server-01.aws.com:27017",
"priority" : 2

Hi AJ,

There are several different ways to edit the config:

1) Copy the rs.conf() output into a separate text editor and then paste
back into the shell.

2) Edit via an external editor in the mongo shell (assuming you have EDITOR
environment variable set)

cfg = rs.conf()
edit cfg // Opens in your external $EDITOR (eg. vim / nano / ..)
rs.reconfig(cfg)

3) Edit in the mongo shell.

cfg = rs.conf()

// Assuming you have 3 members and want to delete the priorities
delete cfg.members[0]
delete cfg.members[1]
delete cfg.members[2]

cfg // Check the current value before reconfiguring
rs.reconfig(cfg)


cfg.members[8].priority = 1

Recalling that JavaScript arrays are 0-indexed, this would set the 9th
member of the cfg.members array to priority 1. You have to use the array
index, not the _id for the member (which is part of the array).

Using your example of a single member with _id of 8:

var testcfg = {
"members" : [
{
"_id" : 8,
"host" : "server:27017",
"priority" : 2
},
]
}

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
cfg.members[0]

{
"_id": 8,
"host": "server:27017",
"priority": 2
}

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
delete cfg.members[0].prioritytrue
rs.reconfig(cfg)

Regards,
Stephen
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Hi Stephen,

Per your suggestion, I deleted all priority in the array which you can see
below. I am assuming they are all set to 1 now which is the default, right
? Is there a way to retrieve their values and see if they are all set to
[1] and not [0] somehow.. Thank you.


rs0:PRIMARY> rs.conf()
{
"_id" : "rs0",
"version" : 41,
"members" : [
{
"_id" : 8,
"host" : "server1-aws.com:27017"
},
{
"_id" : 9,
"host" : "server2-aws.com:27017"
},
{
"_id" : 10,
"host" : "server3-aws.com:27017"
}
],
"settings" : {
"getLastErrorDefaults" : {
"w" : 1,
"wtimeout" : 0
}
}
}
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On Tuesday, 29 September 2015 03:20:57 UTC+10, A. Jalil @AJ wrote:

Per your suggestion, I deleted all priority in the array which you can see

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
below. I am assuming they are all set to 1 now which is the default, right
? Is there a way to retrieve their values and see if they are all set to
[1] and not [0] somehow.

Hi AJ,

In MongoDB 3.0 or newer the priority is always shown via rs.conf(). If you
are using an older version of MongoDB (eg. 2.6) the output will not show
the default priority so all of your members will be set to priority 1
unless otherwise listed.

You can be certain they aren’t zero if the replica set has a current
primary, since priority 0 members cannot become primary ;-).

Regards,
Stephen
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Post by A. Jalil @AJ
Yeah I misunderstood that, I thought I can set priority to any number > 0
for primary to get elected..

Hi AJ,

Yes, you can use any number for priority. The priorities are relative, so
in your current config the preferred order is set to server-02 (priority
10), server-03 (priority 6), and server-01 (priority 2).

Post by A. Jalil @AJ
Here is my conf as it stands now, I removed all old nodes and I only have
new AWS nodes now. but the priority looks messed up I think. Based what you
see below, what should I change them to ?

The priority settings are fine if you have some preference on the order in
which nodes are likely to becomes primary. However, in the normal case you
should have all nodes in the replica set configured with equal resources
and priority so that any node is eligible to become primary.

Having priorities set may introduce more elections depending on the order
of nodes becoming unavailable. For example:
- server-02 (priority 10) is stepped down to upgrade MongoDB versions
- server-03 (priority 6) is the preferred primary, and should be elected
if available and up to date
- server-02 is restarted. after catching up on the oplog sync, server-02
will become the primary again

In this example, the last election (server-02) wouldn't be necessary if all
nodes were equal priority. Elections will impact write availability for
your application.

Priority is usually only set in special circumstances: for example, you
don't want some nodes to become primary so set them to 0 (eg. the nodes you
were migrating) or you have a preference on which nodes are eligible to
become primary because a replica set spans multiple data centres or
availability zones (eg. you want to favour nodes in the primary data
centre).

So you can leave your config as-is, or consider removing the priority
settings so all nodes are equally eligible to become primary.

Regards,
Stephen
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