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DOCS-929 upgrade procedure edits
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source/release-notes/2.4-upgrade.txt

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after stopping version 2.0 :program:`mongos` processes to confirm
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#. Start a single versions 2.4 :program:`mongos` process with
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#. Start a single 2.4 :program:`mongos` process with
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:setting:`configdb` pointing to the sharded cluster's :ref:`config
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servers <sharding-config-server>` and with the :option:`--upgrade
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<mongos --upgrade>` option. You can upgrade an existing
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Once you have upgraded, *do not* introduce version 2.0 MongoDB
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processes back into the sharded cluster. This can introduce in
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metadata problems. This metadata change and the upgrade mechanism will
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help prevent errors caused by cross-version incompatibilities.
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processes into the sharded cluster. This can introduce in
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metadata problems.
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.. is the following true?
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This metadata change and the upgrade mechanism will help prevent
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errors caused by cross-version incompatibilities.
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.. _upgrade-cluster-resync:
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<sharding-config-server>` must be re-synced, and there may be problems
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starting new :program:`mongos` processes. The :term:`sharded cluster`
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will remain accessible, but avoid all cluster metadata changes until
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you resync the config servers.
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you resync the config servers. Operations that change metadata include:
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adding shards, dropping databases, and dropping collections.
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To resync the config servers:
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ensures that most :program:`mongos` instances will have
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#. :program:`Mongodump <mongodump>` the data files of the active
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config server (``configA``).
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#. :program:`mongodump` the data files of the active config server
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(``configA``).
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#. Move the data files of the deactivated config servers (``configB`` and ``configC``)
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to a backup location.

source/release-notes/2.4.txt

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.. _`downloads page`: http://www.mongodb.org/downloads
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Upgrade Process
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See :doc:`/release-notes/2.4-upgrade` for full upgrade instructions.
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