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(DOCSP-41494) Add a note to forced recovery of appdb about possible data loss (#1978)
* (DOCSP-41494) Add a note to forced recovery of appdb about possible data loss
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Recover the {+appdb+} if its Replica Set Loses Majority
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.. facet::
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:name: genre
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:values: tutorial
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.. default-domain:: mongodb
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.. meta::
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:keywords: forced recovery, application database, majority, primary election
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:description: How to configure the application database in your Kubernetes deployment to recover and elect a primary if it loses majority.
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.. contents:: On this page
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You must manually initiate a forced replica set reconfiguration and restore
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the {+appdb+} replica set to a healthy state.
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Overview
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Using the flag allows the |k8s-op-short| to reconfigure the replica set in
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case a primary node isn't elected.
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.. important::
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Forced reconfiguration of the {+appdb+} can result in undesired behavior,
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including :manual:`rollback </core/replica-set-rollbacks/#std-label-replica-set-rollbacks/>`
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of :manual:`"majority" </reference/write-concern/#mongodb-writeconcern-writeconcern.-majority-/>`
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committed writes, which could lead to an unexpected data loss.
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Recover the {+appdb+} through a Forced Reconfiguration
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