In MongoDB, the getShardVersion
operation is used to retrieve the shard version information for a collection. This method is essential for understanding the current version of shard metadata for a collection within MongoDB.
db.collection.getShardVersion()
The getShardVersion
method does not take any parameters and returns the shard version information for the specified collection.
Let's look at an example of how to use the getShardVersion
method in the programGuru
collection in MongoDB:
db.programGuru.getShardVersion()
This command retrieves the shard version information for the programGuru
collection.
Let's go through a complete example that includes switching to a database, creating a collection, enabling sharding, and retrieving the shard version information.
This step involves switching to a database named myDatabase
.
use myDatabase
In this example, we switch to the myDatabase
database.
This step involves creating a new collection named programGuru
in the myDatabase
database.
db.createCollection("programGuru")
Here, we create a collection named programGuru
.
This step involves enabling sharding for the myDatabase
database.
sh.enableSharding("myDatabase")
We enable sharding for the myDatabase
database.
This step involves sharding the programGuru
collection on the name
field.
sh.shardCollection("myDatabase.programGuru", { name: 1 })
We shard the programGuru
collection on the name
field.
This step involves using the getShardVersion
method to retrieve the shard version information for the programGuru
collection.
db.programGuru.getShardVersion()
We retrieve the shard version information for the programGuru
collection.
The MongoDB getShardVersion
operation is crucial for understanding the current version of shard metadata for a collection. Understanding how to use this method allows you to efficiently manage and monitor the sharding configuration of your MongoDB collections.