[DOCS-13792] [Atlas] Not able to shard a collection as per the steps mentioned in the documentation Created: 25/Jul/20  Updated: 29/Oct/23  Resolved: 18/Aug/20

Status: Closed
Project: Documentation
Component/s: Atlas
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug Priority: Minor - P4
Reporter: Juned Ahsan Assignee: Jeffrey Allen
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 0
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Days since reply: 3 years, 25 weeks, 5 days ago
Epic Link: DOCSP-2982
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 Description   

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The main issue is to not able to find the correct steps to shard a collection in MongoDB Atlas. The only documentation found around that was at this page:

https://docs.atlas.mongodb.com/data-explorer/global-writes/

But the step 4 mentions a tab for Global Writes, which I don't see in my shared cluster. Not sure how I can create and test a sharded collection from MongoDB Atlas.

 

Is it not possible to shard a collection from Atlas. Do I need to use the command line to connect to Atlas sharded cluster and use the commands to enable sharding and to shard a collection.

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 Comments   
Comment by Jeffrey Allen [ 14/Aug/20 ]

Hi bizjuned1@yahoo.com, we're in the process of updating the Global Writes page to make this behavior a bit clearer. But to your question about this being possible in Atlas, if you're looking for a "general" (non-global) sharded cluster, you must enable that functionality through the Command Line. For instructions, please see Deploy a Sharded Cluster.

Comment by Jeffrey Allen [ 12/Aug/20 ]

Global writes are not supported on shared clusters and require an M30+ tier cluster, as noted on the Global Clusters page. This limitation could also be made clearer on the Shard Global Writes sub-page, so I'll add a note there.

Currently, there is not a way to shard a "regular" (non-global) sharded cluster in Atlas. You must do so through the shell or application code.

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