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sh.abortMoveCollection()

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Definition

sh.abortMoveCollection(namespace)

Stops an in-progress moveCollection operation.

New in version 8.0.

This method must run on the admin database.

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, M5, and Flex clusters. For more information, see Unsupported Commands.

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" )

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