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  1. Documentation
  2. DOCS-10505

Mention that no more than one arbiter is best practice

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      Currently, it is implied through the following text regarding the purpose of arbiters to only break ties.

      https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/add-replica-set-arbiter/

      Arbiters are mongod instances that are part of a replica set but do not hold data. Arbiters participate in elections in order to break ties. If a replica set has an even number of members, add an arbiter.

      Multiple arbiters are usually against best practices and I recommend calling that scenario out explicitly.

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            kay.kim@mongodb.com Kay Kim (Inactive)
            kevin.arhelger@mongodb.com Kevin Arhelger
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