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DOCS-268: minor edits
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source/administration/replica-sets.txt

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name has changed. This procedure preserves all existing configuration
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for a member, except its hostname/location.
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Replacing a member is useful if you have an existing configuration
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and only want to change the hostname of a member rather than completely
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remove all configurations related to the existing/previous set member.
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You may need to replace a replica set member if you want to replace an
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existing system and only need to change the hostname rather than
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completely replace all configured options related to the previous
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member.
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Use :method:`rs.reconfig()` to change the value of the
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:data:`members[n].host` field to reflect the new hostname or port
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number. :method:`rs.reconfig()` will not change the value of :data:`members[n]._id`.
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number. :method:`rs.reconfig()` will not change the value of
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:data:`members[n]._id`.
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