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sh.startBalancer()¶
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Definition¶
-
sh.
startBalancer
(timeout, interval)¶ Enables the balancer in a sharded cluster and waits for balancing to initiate.
Important
You can only run
sh.startBalancer()
on amongos
instance.sh.startBalancer()
errors if run onmongod
instance.Parameter Type Description timeout
integer Milliseconds to wait. interval
integer Milliseconds to sleep each cycle of waiting.