Remove a Shard from a MongoDB Cluster

In MongoDB Cloud Manager, go to the Deployment page for your project.

1. If it is not already displayed, select the organization that contains your desired project from the Organizations menu in the navigation bar.

2. If it's not already displayed, select your desired project from the Projects menu in the navigation bar.

3. If the Deployment page is not already displayed, click Deployment in the sidebar.

   The Deployment page displays.

Go to the Processes page.

Click the Processes tab for your deployment.

The Processes page displays.

Select the Clusters view for your deployment.

Click Modify on the cluster where you want to remove a shard.

In the Member Configuration section, remove a shard.

1. Expand SHARD SETTINGS.

2. Click the next to the shard you want to remove.

3. Click Remove from Cluster.