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SERVER-5733 chunkSize documentation regarding changing chunk size
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source/reference/configuration-options.txt

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unnecessary migrations. However, in some circumstances it may be
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neccessary to set a different chunk size.
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This setting only affects :program:`mongos` processes.
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This setting only affects :program:`mongos` processes. Furthermore,
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:setting:`chunkSize` *only* sets the chunk size when initializing
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the cluster for the first time. If you modify the run-time option
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later, the new value will have no effect. See the
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":ref:`sharding-balancing-modify-chunk-size`" procedure if you
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need to change the chunk size on an existing shard cluster.

source/reference/mongos.txt

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some circumstances it may be neccessary to set a different chunk
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size.
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This option *only* sets the chunk size when initializing the
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cluster for the first time. If you modify the run-time option
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later, the new value will have no effect. See the
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":ref:`sharding-balancing-modify-chunk-size`" procedure if you
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need to change the chunk size on an existing shard cluster.
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.. option:: --ipv6
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Enables IPv6 support to allow clients to connect to :program:`mongos`

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