Create a second Replica set on same 3 nodes as another Replica set

Question

Can a second 3 node Replica set be installed on the same 3 nodes with another 3 node Replica set without interference?

Answer 1

Yes, for testing and development. Not for production, obviously. Note below, the different port numbers and data paths for each mongod instance.

If you had the first replica set like this:

mkdir -p /srv/mongodb/rs0-0 /srv/mongodb/rs0-1 /srv/mongodb/rs0-2

mongod --port 27017 --dbpath /srv/mongodb/rs0-0 --replSet rs0 --smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --fork

mongod --port 27018 --dbpath /srv/mongodb/rs0-1 --replSet rs0 --smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --fork

mongod --port 27019 --dbpath /srv/mongodb/rs0-2 --replSet rs0 --smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --fork

You could add a second replica set like this to the same localhost with the following:

mkdir -p /srv/mongodb/rs1-0 /srv/mongodb/rs1-1 /srv/mongodb/rs1-2

mongod --port 37017 --dbpath /srv/mongodb/rs1-0 --replSet rs1 --smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --fork

mongod --port 37018 --dbpath /srv/mongodb/rs1-1 --replSet rs1 --smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --fork

mongod --port 37019 --dbpath /srv/mongodb/rs1-2 --replSet rs1 --smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --fork

Reference: Deploy a Replica Set for Testing and Development