sh.disableBalancing() (mongosh method)

Description

sh.disableBalancing(namespace)

Disables the balancer for the specified sharded collection. This does not affect the balancing of chunks for other sharded collections in the same cluster.

Important

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

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

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	string	The namespace of the collection.

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

Compatibility

This method is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

• MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
• MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB