DOCS-15060 fassertOnLockTimeoutForStepUpDown parameter (#627)

* DOCS-15060 fassertOnLock parameter

* DOCS-15060 fassertOnLock parameter

* DOCS-15060 fassertOnLock parameter addition

* DOCS-15060 updated example

* DOCS-15060 disable fasserting

* DOCS-15060 rewording termination

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* DOCS-15060 release notes

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Co-authored-by: Jocelyn Mendez <[email protected]>

Author: jocelyn-mendez1

source/reference/parameters.txt

@@ -1599,6 +1599,27 @@ General Parameters
 
       mongod --setParameter "tcmallocReleaseRate=5.0"
 
+.. parameter:: fassertOnLockTimeoutForStepUpDown
+
+   .. versionadded:: 5.3
+
+   Default: 15 seconds
+   
+   |both|
+
+   Allows a server that receives a request to step up or step down, to 
+   terminate if it is unable to comply (for example due
+   to faulty server disks) within the timeout. This enables a cluster to 
+   successfully elect a new primary node and thus continue to be available. 
+
+   ``fassertOnLockTimeoutForStepUpDown`` defaults to 15 seconds. To disable
+   nodes from fasserting, set ``fassertOnLockTimeoutForStepUpDown=0``. 
+
+   The following example disables nodes from fasserting: 
+
+   .. code-block:: bash
+
+      mongod --setParameter fassertOnLockTimeoutForStepUpDown=0
 
 Logging Parameters
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source/release-notes/5.3.txt

@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ can use ``getParameter`` to report :ref:`details on all parameters
 <getParameter-showdetails-all-params>` by passing 
 ``{ showDetails: true, allParameters: true }``. 
 
+Specify a Timeout for Step Up and Step Down Operations
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Starting in MongoDB 5.3, the :parameter:`fassertOnLockTimeoutForStepUpDown`
+parameter allows a server that receives a request to step up or down to 
+terminate if it is unable to comply within the timeout. 
+
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