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Setting up {+c2c-product-name+} to prepare for disaster recovery follows the
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same procedure as other :ref:`connections <c2c-connecting>` between clusters.
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Synchronization keeps the destination cluster up to date with the source
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cluster and ready as a backup. In the event that the source cluster fails or
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becomes otherwise unavailable, the destination cluster can replace it as the
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primary cluster.
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cluster using :term:`eventual consistency`. This means that until the migration
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commits, the destination cluster might represent a stale and inconsistent
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version of the source cluster. If the source cluster fails or becomes otherwise
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unavailable, the destination cluster can replace it as the primary cluster if
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your application can tolerate potentially stale data.
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:program:`mongosync` temporarily alters some collection characteristics
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during synchronization. The original values are restored during the
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size. To set your required maximum size, use the
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:dbcommand:`collMod` command.
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* - Dummy Indexes
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- In some cases, synchronization may create dummy indexes on the
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destination to support writes on sharded or collated collections.
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Use the :dbcommand:`dropIndexes` command to drop any dummy indexes. Each
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dummy index's name contains the word ``dummy``.
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