rs.freeze() (mongosh method)

Description

rs.freeze(seconds)

Makes the current replica set member ineligible to become primary for the period specified.

Important

mongosh Method

This page documents a mongosh method. This is not the documentation for database commands or language-specific drivers, such as Node.js.

For the database command, see the replSetFreeze command.

For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.

The rs.freeze() method has the following parameter:

Parameter	Type	Description
`seconds`	number	The duration the member is ineligible to become primary.

This method is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB