This topic describes how to restart an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance when the number of connections exceeds the upper limit or the performance of the instance deteriorates.

Precautions

  • When you restart an instance, all its nodes are restarted in turn and each node has a brief disconnection of about 30 seconds. If the instance houses more than 10,000 collections, the brief disconnections last longer. Therefore, we recommend that you restart an instance during off-peak hours or make sure that your application is configured to reconnect to the instance after it is disconnected.
  • When you restart a replica set instance, a primary/secondary switchover may occur and cause the roles of connected nodes to change. We recommend that you use a connection string URI to connect to the instance to avoid impact on the read/write operations of your application. For more information, see Connect to a replica set instance through the mongo shell.
  • You can restart a sharded cluster instance, or a mongos or shard in the instance. This kind of nodes are inaccessible until restarted.

Restart an instance

  1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, select the region of the instance.
  3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Replica Set Instances or Sharding Instances.
  4. Find the target instance and choose More > Restart in the Operations column.Restart an instance

    Alternatively, you can click the ID of the target instance. On the Basic Information page that appears, click Restart Instance in the upper-right corner.

  5. In the Restart Instance message that appears, click OK.

    The instance status changes to Rebooting. When the instance enters the Running state, the restart is complete.

Restart a node in a sharded cluster instance

  1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, select the region of the instance.
  3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Sharding Instances.
  4. Find the instance and click its ID.
  5. Follow these steps to restart a node:
    • Restart a mongos.

      In the Mongos List section, find the target mongos and choose More > Restart in the Operation column.

      Restart a mongos
    • Restart a shard.

      In the Shard List section, find the target shard and choose More > Restart in the Operation column.

      Restart a shard
  6. In the Restart Node message that appears, click OK.

    The instance status changes to Rebooting. When the instance enters the Running state, the restart is complete.