MongoDB Administration

The administration documentation addresses the ongoing operation and maintenance of MongoDB instances and deployments. This documentation includes both high level overviews of these concerns as well as tutorials that cover specific procedures and processes for operating MongoDB.

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• Administration Concepts
  • Operational Strategies
    • MongoDB Backup Methods
    • Monitoring for MongoDB
    • Run-time Database Configuration
    • Production Notes
  • Data Management
    • Data Center Awareness
      • Operational Segregation in MongoDB Deployments
  • Optimization Strategies for MongoDB
    • Analyzing MongoDB Performance
    • Evaluate Performance of Current Operations
    • Optimize Query Performance
    • Design Notes
• Administration Tutorials
  • Configuration, Maintenance, and Analysis
    • Disable Transparent Huge Pages (THP)
    • Use Database Commands
    • Manage mongod Processes
    • Terminate Running Operations
    • Analyze Performance of Database Operations
    • Rotate Log Files
    • Manage Journaling
    • Store a JavaScript Function on the Server
    • Upgrade to the Latest Revision of MongoDB
    • Monitor MongoDB With SNMP on Linux
    • Monitor MongoDB Windows with SNMP
    • Troubleshoot SNMP
  • Backup and Recovery
    • Backup and Restore with Filesystem Snapshots
    • Restore a Replica Set from MongoDB Backups
    • Back Up and Restore with MongoDB Tools
    • Backup and Restore Sharded Clusters
      • Backup a Small Sharded Cluster with mongodump
      • Backup a Sharded Cluster with Filesystem Snapshots
      • Backup a Sharded Cluster with Database Dumps
      • Schedule Backup Window for Sharded Clusters
      • Restore a Single Shard
      • Restore a Sharded Cluster
    • Recover Data after an Unexpected Shutdown
  • MongoDB Tutorials
• Administration Reference
  • UNIX ulimit Settings
  • System Collections
  • Database Profiler Output
  • Server-side JavaScript
  • Exit Codes and Statuses
• Production Checklist
  • Operations Checklist
  • Development

Appendix

• Replica Set Tutorials
  • Replica Set Deployment Tutorials
    • Deploy a Replica Set
    • Deploy a Replica Set for Testing and Development
    • Deploy a Geographically Redundant Replica Set
    • Add an Arbiter to Replica Set
    • Convert a Standalone to a Replica Set
    • Add Members to a Replica Set
    • Remove Members from Replica Set
    • Replace a Replica Set Member
  • Member Configuration Tutorials
    • Adjust Priority for Replica Set Member
    • Prevent Secondary from Becoming Primary
    • Configure a Hidden Replica Set Member
    • Configure a Delayed Replica Set Member
    • Configure Non-Voting Replica Set Member
    • Convert a Secondary to an Arbiter
  • Replica Set Maintenance Tutorials
    • Change the Size of the Oplog
    • Perform Maintenance on Replica Set Members
    • Force a Member to Become Primary
    • Resync a Member of a Replica Set
    • Configure Replica Set Tag Sets
    • Reconfigure a Replica Set with Unavailable Members
    • Manage Chained Replication
    • Change Hostnames in a Replica Set
    • Configure a Secondary’s Sync Target
  • Troubleshoot Replica Sets
• Sharded Cluster Tutorials
  • Sharded Cluster Deployment Tutorials
    • Deploy a Sharded Cluster
    • Considerations for Selecting Shard Keys
    • Shard a Collection Using a Hashed Shard Key
    • Add Shards to a Cluster
    • Convert a Replica Set to a Sharded Cluster
    • Upgrade Config Servers to Replica Set
    • Upgrade Config Servers to Replica Set (Downtime)
    • Convert Sharded Cluster to Replica Set
  • Sharded Cluster Maintenance Tutorials
    • View Cluster Configuration
    • Replace a Config Server
    • Migrate Config Servers with the Same Hostname
    • Migrate Config Servers with Different Hostnames
    • Migrate a Sharded Cluster to Different Hardware
    • Backup Cluster Metadata
    • Configure Behavior of Balancer Process in Sharded Clusters
    • Manage Sharded Cluster Balancer
    • Remove Shards from an Existing Sharded Cluster
  • Sharded Cluster Data Management
    • Create Chunks in a Sharded Cluster
    • Split Chunks in a Sharded Cluster
    • Migrate Chunks in a Sharded Cluster
    • Merge Chunks in a Sharded Cluster
    • Modify Chunk Size in a Sharded Cluster
    • Clear jumbo Flag
    • Manage Shard Tags
    • Enforce Unique Keys for Sharded Collections
    • Shard GridFS Data Store
  • Troubleshoot Sharded Clusters

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