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abortUnshardCollection

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  • Compatibility
  • Syntax
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  • Examples

Definition

abortUnshardCollection

Stops an in-progress unshardCollection operation.

New in version 8.0.

This command must run on the admin database.

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

db.adminCommand( {
   abortUnshardCollection: "<database>.<collection>"
} )

Command Fields

Field
Type
Necessity
Description
abortUnshardCollection
string
Required
Specifies the database and collection to stop moving.

Examples

The following example stops the in-progress unsharding operation of the sales.us_accounts collection.

db.adminCommand( {
   abortUnshardCollection: "sales.us_accounts"
} )

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