Percona Server for MongoDB parameter tuning guide

Percona Server for MongoDB includes several parameters that can be changed in one of the following ways:

Configuration fileCommand lineThe setParameter command

Use the setParameter admonitions in the configuration file for persistent changes in production:

setParameter:
  <parameter>: <value>

Use the --setParameter command line option arguments when running the mongod process for development or testing purposes:

$ mongod \
 --setParameter <parameter>=<value>

Use the setParameter command on the admin database to make changes at runtime:

> db = db.getSiblingDB('admin')
> db.runCommand( { setParameter: 1, <parameter>: <value> } )

Parameters

See what parameters you can define in the parameters list.

52c6822… PSMDB-1314 Simplified the Set Parameter guide

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Last update: September 13, 2023
Created: December 7, 2022