sh.enableBalancing()

Description

sh.enableBalancing(namespace)

Enables the balancer for the specified namespace of the sharded collection.

Important

You can only run sh.enableBalancing() on a mongos instance. sh.enableBalancing() errors if run on mongod instance.

The sh.enableBalancing() method has the following parameter:

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	string	The namespace of the collection.

Important

For more information on the balancing process, see Manage Sharded Cluster Balancer and Sharded Cluster Balancer.