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Which of the following needs to be performed prior to initiate backup on a sharded cluster?
Suggested Answer: D
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Cherri
10 months ago
Pretty sure it's db.stopBalancer() for backups.
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Kristofer
10 months ago
I thought sh.stopBalancer() was the right one?
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Arthur
10 months ago
You definitely need to run db.stopBalancer() first.
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Louvenia
10 months ago
Wait, can you really stop the balancer like that?
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Malissa
10 months ago
I agree, db.stopBalancer() is a must before backup.
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Anisha
11 months ago
I’m leaning towards sh.stopBalancer() being the right choice since it directly relates to sharded clusters, but I could be wrong.
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Janey
11 months ago
I feel like I might confuse db.stopServer() with stopping the balancer. I should double-check which one is actually needed.
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Dulce
11 months ago
I remember practicing a question about sharded clusters, and I think it was important to stop the balancer to ensure data consistency during backups.
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Brande
11 months ago
I think we need to stop the balancer before starting the backup, but I'm not sure if it's db.stopBalancer() or sh.stopBalancer().
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Tricia
12 months ago
Okay, let me walk through this step-by-step. I need to stop the balancer, not the server, to prepare for the backup. I've got this!
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Jamal
12 months ago
I'm not totally sure about this, but I think the answer is to run `sh.stopBalancer()` before doing the backup. I'll double-check my understanding.
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Rozella
12 months ago
Ah, I remember this from the lecture! The key is to stop the balancer before initiating the backup. I'm pretty confident I can get this one right.
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Javier
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused about the difference between stopping the balancer and stopping the server. I'll need to review my notes on sharding.
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Olene
1 year ago
This looks like a tricky one. I'll need to think through the steps for backing up a sharded cluster carefully.