Sharding Commands¶

Name	Description
`flushRouterConfig`	Forces an update to the cluster metadata cached by a `mongos`.
`addShard`	Adds a shard to a sharded cluster.
`cleanupOrphaned`	Removes orphaned data with shard key values outside of the ranges of the chunks owned by a shard.
`checkShardingIndex`	Internal command that validates index on shard key.
`enableSharding`	Enables sharding on a specific database.
`listShards`	Returns a list of configured shards.
`removeShard`	Starts the process of removing a shard from a sharded cluster.
`getShardMap`	Internal command that reports on the state of a sharded cluster.
`getShardVersion`	Internal command that returns the config server version.
`mergeChunks`	Provides the ability to combine chunks on a single shard.
`setShardVersion`	Internal command to sets the config server version.
`shardCollection`	Enables the sharding functionality for a collection, allowing the collection to be sharded.
`shardingState`	Reports whether the `mongod` is a member of a sharded cluster.
`unsetSharding`	Internal command that affects connections between instances in a MongoDB deployment.
`split`	Creates a new chunk.
`splitChunk`	Internal command to split chunk. Instead use the methods `sh.splitFind()` and `sh.splitAt()`.
`splitVector`	Internal command that determines split points.
`medianKey`	Deprecated internal command. See `splitVector`.
`moveChunk`	Internal command that migrates chunks between shards.
`movePrimary`	Reassigns the primary shard when removing a shard from a sharded cluster.
`isdbgrid`	Verifies that a process is a `mongos`.

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