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sh.isBalancerRunning()¶
-
sh.
isBalancerRunning
()¶ Returns: boolean Returns true if the balancer process is currently running and migrating chunks and false if the balancer process is not running. Use
sh.getBalancerState()
to determine if the balancer is enabled or disabled.Important
mongo
Shell MethodThis page documents a
mongo
method. This is not the documentation for database commands or language-specific drivers, such as Node.js. To use the database command, see thebalancerStatus
command.For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.