sh.abortMoveCollection()
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Definition
sh.abortMoveCollection(namespace)Stops an in-progress
moveCollectionoperation.New in version 8.0.
This method must run on the
admindatabase.
Compatibility
This command is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:
MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud
Note
This command is not available on the Atlas Shared Tier or on Atlas Serverless.
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.abortMoveCollection( "<namespace>.<collection>" )
Parameters
Field | Type | Necessity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
coll | string | Required | Specifies the database and collection to stop moving. |
Examples
The following example stops the in-progress move of the
sales.us_accounts collection to a new shard.
sh.abortMoveCollection( "sales.us_accounts" )