There are different ways for MongoDB remote copy database from one server to another or from one cluster to another cluster. Using db.copyDatabase()
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1. By using db.copyDatabase() on terminal
Usedb.copyDatabase() for mongoDB remote copy database after logged-in into mongodb server.
file: mongoDB_sync.sh
#!/bin/bash
## fileName: mongoDB_sync.sh ####
#Sync mongodb database from remote to local where you run this.
#NOTE: be careful this overwrites the local copy (from where run) of the database if you have.
## here local means where you run this script, and remote means from where you want to get data.
remoteHost='mongodb.mysoftkey.com'
remoteUserDB='mysoftkeyUser'
remoteDBPasswd='password123'
remoteMongoDB='orderdb'
localMongoDB='orderdb'
mongo $localDb --eval "use '$localMongoDB'; db.dropDatabase(); db.copyDatabase('$remoteMongoDB', '$localMongoDB', '$remoteHost', '$remoteUserDB', '$remoteDBPasswd')"
2. By using db.copyDatabase() on mongos terminal
For mongoDB remote copy database the syntax to copy database as:
>db.copyDatabase(fromdb, todb, fromhost, username, password, mechanism);
db.copyDatabase() example:
> db.copyDatabase('orderdb', 'orderdb', '10.72.17.16:27017')
3.By using db.cloneCollection() on mongos terminal
db.cloneCollection() is used to mongoDB remote copy of collection and its meta data within a database.
> db.cloneCollection('10.72.17.16:27017', 'orderdb.orderColl');
4. Reference
You can visit docs.mongodb.com for more details.
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