mongos.exe
¶mongos.exe
is the build of the MongoDB Shard (i.e. mongos
) for the Windows platform. mongos.exe
has all of the features of mongos
on Unix-like platforms and is completely compatible with the other builds of mongos
. In addition, mongos.exe
provides several options for interacting with the Windows platform itself.
This document only references options that are unique to mongos.exe
. All mongos
options are available. See the mongos and the Configuration File Options documents for more information regarding mongos.exe
.
To install and use mongos.exe
, read the Install MongoDB Community Edition on Windows document.
mongos.
exe
¶--install
¶Installs mongos.exe as a Windows Service and exits.
If needed, you can install services for multiple instances of mongos.exe. Install each service with a unique --serviceName
and --serviceDisplayName
. Use multiple instances only when sufficient system resources exist and your system design requires it.
--remove
¶Removes the mongos.exe Windows Service. If mongos.exe is running, this operation will stop and then remove the service.
--remove
requires the --serviceName
if you configured a non-default --serviceName
during the --install
operation.
--reinstall
¶Removes mongos.exe and reinstalls mongos.exe as a Windows Service.
--serviceName
name
¶Default: MongoS
Sets the service name of mongos.exe when running as a Windows Service. Use this name with the net start <name>
and net stop <name>
operations.
You must use --serviceName
in conjunction with either the --install
or --remove
option.
--serviceDisplayName
<name>
¶Default: Mongo DB Router
Sets the name listed for MongoDB on the Services administrative application.
--serviceDescription
<description>
¶Default: Mongo DB Sharding Router
Sets the mongos.exe service description.
You must use --serviceDescription
in conjunction with the --install
option.
For descriptions that contain spaces, you must enclose the description in quotes.
--serviceUser
<user>
¶Runs the mongos.exe service in the context of a certain user. This user must have “Log on as a service” privileges.
You must use --serviceUser
in conjunction with the --install
option.
--servicePassword
<password>
¶Sets the password for <user>
for mongos.exe when running with the --serviceUser
option.
You must use --servicePassword
in conjunction with the --install
option.