sh.disableAutoMerger()

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Definition

sh.disableAutoMerger(namespace)

New in version 7.0.

Disables automatic chunk merges for a namespace.

sh.disableAutoMerger() is a mongosh helper method. It is effectively the same as running the configureCollectionBalancing command with the enableAutoMerger field set to false.

Important

mongosh Method

This page documents a mongosh method. This is not the documentation for database commands or language-specific drivers, such as Node.js.

For the database command, see the configureCollectionBalancing command.

For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.

Compatibility

This method is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud

Important

This command is not supported in M0, M2, and M5 clusters. For more information, see Unsupported Commands.

MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB

Syntax

sh.disableAutoMerger( <namespace> )

Method Field

The method takes the following field:

Field	Type	Necessity	Description
`namespace`	String	Required	Namespace in the format `"<database>.<collection>"`. Method enables automatic chunk merges for the supplied namespace.

Behavior

When the method runs, it stops the AutoMerger. Any in progress operations issued by the AutoMerger are completed.

Example

The following example disables automatic chunk merges for "testDatabase.myCollection". Run the example from mongos:

sh.disableAutoMerger( "testDatabase.myCollection" )

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