Sharding Methods

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For details on specific methods, including syntax and examples, click on the specific method to go to its reference page.

Name	Description
`sh.abortReshardCollection()`	Aborts a resharding operation. New in version 5.0.
`sh.addShard()`	Adds a shard to a sharded cluster.
`sh.addShardTag()`	In MongoDB 3.4, this method aliases to `sh.addShardToZone()`.
`sh.addShardToZone()`	Associates a shard to a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.
`sh.addTagRange()`	In MongoDB 3.4, this method aliases to `sh.updateZoneKeyRange()`.
`sh.balancerCollectionStatus()`	Returns information on whether the chunks of a sharded collection are balanced. New in version 4.4.
`sh.commitReshardCollection()`	Forces a resharding operation to block writes and complete. New in version 5.0.
`sh.disableBalancing()`	Disable balancing on a single collection in a sharded database. Does not affect balancing of other collections in a sharded cluster.
`sh.enableBalancing()`	Activates the sharded collection balancer process if previously disabled using `sh.disableBalancing()`.
`sh.disableAutoSplit()`	Disables auto-splitting for the sharded cluster.
`sh.enableAutoSplit()`	Enables auto-splitting for the sharded cluster.
`sh.enableSharding()`	Enables sharding on a specific database.
`sh.getBalancerHost()`	Deprecated since MongoDB 3.4
`sh.getBalancerState()`	Returns a boolean to report if the balancer is currently enabled.
`sh.removeTagRange()`	In MongoDB 3.4, this method aliases to `sh.removeRangeFromZone()`.
`sh.removeRangeFromZone()`	Removes an association between a range of shard keys and a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.
`sh.help()`	Returns help text for the `sh` methods.
`sh.isBalancerRunning()`	Returns a document describing the status of the balancer.
`sh.moveChunk()`	Migrates a chunk in a sharded cluster.
`sh.removeShardTag()`	In MongoDB 3.4, this method aliases to `sh.removeShardFromZone()`.
`sh.removeShardFromZone()`	Removes the association between a shard and a zone. Use to manage zone sharding.
`sh.reshardCollection()`	Initiates a resharding operation to change the shard key for a collection, changing the distribution of your data. New in version 5.0.
`sh.setBalancerState()`	Enables or disables the balancer which migrates chunks between shards.
`sh.shardCollection()`	Enables sharding for a collection.
`sh.splitAt()`	Divides an existing chunk into two chunks using a specific value of the shard key as the dividing point.
`sh.splitFind()`	Divides an existing chunk that contains a document matching a query into two approximately equal chunks.
`sh.startBalancer()`	Enables the balancer and waits for balancing to start.
`sh.status()`	Reports on the status of a sharded cluster, as `db.printShardingStatus()`.
`sh.stopBalancer()`	Disables the balancer and waits for any in progress balancing rounds to complete.
`sh.waitForBalancer()`	Internal. Waits for the balancer state to change.
`sh.waitForBalancerOff()`	Internal. Waits until the balancer stops running.
`sh.waitForPingChange()`	Internal. Waits for a change in ping state from one of the `mongos` in the sharded cluster.
`sh.updateZoneKeyRange()`	Associates a range of shard keys to a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.
`convertShardKeyToHashed()`	Returns the hashed value for the input.

← rs.syncFrom()sh.abortReshardCollection() →

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Sharding Methods