@@ -71,14 +71,12 @@ To perform an initial sync, see
7171File Copy Based Initial Sync
7272~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7373
74- File copy based initial sync runs the initial sync process by copying
75- and moving files on the file system.
74+ *Available in MongoDB Enterprise only.*
7675
77- File copy based initial sync can be faster than
76+ File copy based initial sync runs the initial sync process by copying
77+ and moving files on the file system. This sync method can be faster than
7878:ref:`logical initial sync <replica-set-initial-sync-logical>`.
7979
80- It is only available on Enterprise Server.
81-
8280.. important:: File copy based initial sync may cause inaccurate counts
8381
8482 After file copy based initial sync completes, if you run the
@@ -90,29 +88,36 @@ It is only available on Enterprise Server.
9088
9189 To learn more, see :ref:`count-method-behavior-query-predicate`.
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93- Limitations
94- ```````````
91+ Enable File Copy Based Initial Sync
92+ ```````````````````````````````````
9593
96- - File copy based initial sync replaces the ``local`` database on the
97- node being *synced to* with the ``local`` database from the node
98- being *synced from*.
94+ To enable file copy based initial sync, set the
95+ :parameter:`initialSyncMethod` parameter to ``fileCopyBased`` on the
96+ destination member for the initial sync. This parameter can only be set
97+ at startup.
9998
100- - You can only run an initial sync from one given node at a time.
99+ Behavior
100+ ````````
101101
102- - You cannot run a backup on the node that is being *synced to* during
103- the initial sync.
102+ File copy based initial sync replaces the ``local`` database on the
103+ member being *synced to* with the ``local`` database from the member
104+ being *synced from*.
104105
105- - You cannot run a backup on the node that is being *synced from* during
106- the initial sync.
106+ Limitations
107+ ```````````
107108
108- - You cannot use file copy based initial sync with encrypted storage
109- engine to re-key the data.
109+ - During a file copy based initial sync:
110110
111- .. warning::
111+ - You cannot run a backup on the member that is being *synced to* or
112+ the member that is being *synced from*.
112113
113- You cannot write to the ``local`` database during a file copy based
114- sync .
114+ - You cannot write to the ``local`` database on the member that is being
115+ *synced to* .
115116
117+ - You can only run an initial sync from one given member at a time.
118+
119+ - You cannot use file copy based initial sync with encrypted storage
120+ engine to re-key the data.
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117122.. _init-sync-retry:
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