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influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard

The influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard command aborts an in-progress copy-shard operation.

Usage

influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard <src-tcp-address> <dest-tcp-addr> <shard-id>

Arguments

  • src-tcp-address: TCP bind address of the source data node (host:port)
  • dest-tcp-addr: TCP bind address of the destination data node (host:port)
  • shard-id: Shard ID

Flags

See influxd-ctl global flags.

Examples

influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard data-node-02:8088 data-node-03:8088 39

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