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  2. DOCS-4194

Warning on the fsyncLock / Unlock steps in the backup page

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      Page: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/backup-with-filesystem-snapshots/#create-backups-on-instances-that-do-not-have-journaling-enabled

      This page should contain a warning message highlighting following two facts:

      • The fsyncLock / fsyncUnlock should happen on the same connection for safety else is susceptible to locking out the mongod instance that may need restart
      • An termination of connection once fsyncLock has been done, does not imply automatic fsyncUnlock and can lead to a locked out mongod instance. The application performing fsyncLock over a specific connection should ideally handle any error condition and perform an fsyncUnlock appropriately.

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            sam.kleinman Sam Kleinman (Inactive)
            anil.kumar Anil Kumar
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              9 years, 17 weeks, 2 days ago