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  2. DOCS-2485

Backup of a sharded cluster should not require config server shutdown

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      When describing the steps for backing up a sharded cluster, we mention that turning off one of the config servers prior to a mongodump is the best practice.

      In fact there isn't really a need to shutdown a config server as long as the balancer is disabled. Turning on and off of config servers can cause other issues in the cluster regarding balancing and availability.

      Currently i can find this being stated at http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/backup-sharded-cluster-with-filesystem-snapshots/

      But I suspect it may be rolling around in multiple places as well.

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            bgrabar Bob Grabar
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