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DOCS-435 shut down before remove rs member
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source/administration/replica-sets.txt

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Removing Members
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You may remove a member of a replica at any time. Use the
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You may remove a member of a replica at any time. You should *shut down*
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the member before removing it. In versions prior to 2.2, you are
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required to shut down the member. Beginning with version 2.2 you are no
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longer required to shut down, but it remains good practice.
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To remove a member, use the
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:method:`rs.remove()` method in the :program:`mongo` shell while
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connected to the current :term:`primary`. Issue the
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:method:`db.isMaster()` command when connected to *any* member of the

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