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diff --git a/src/mongo/db/repl/repl_server_parameters.idl b/src/mongo/db/repl/repl_server_parameters.idl index e5881777e75..3f60c41728d 100644 --- a/src/mongo/db/repl/repl_server_parameters.idl +++ b/src/mongo/db/repl/repl_server_parameters.idl @@ -617,6 +617,20 @@ server_parameters: validator: gte: 0 + allowMultipleArbiters: + description: >- + Allow multiple arbiters. Default is false as it can put data at risk by allowing a + replica set to accept writes without a sufficient number of secondaries being available + for data replication. + For example, a PSSAA replica set (primary, 2 secondaries, 2 arbiters) would still be + available for writes after the two secondaries fail. + In that case, only one copy of the data, on the primary, would be actively updated. + The replica set would have a majority of nodes available for election purposes, + but no active replication until at least one healthy secondary is available. + set_at: startup + cpp_vartype: bool + cpp_varname: allowMultipleArbiters + default: false feature_flags: featureFlagRetryableFindAndModify: |