.alter database sharding policy

Change the database sharding policy. Use the sharding policy to manage data sharding for databases and tables.

The sharding policy defines if and how Extents (data shards) in the Azure Data Explorer cluster should be sealed. When a database is created, it contains the default data sharding policy. This policy is inherited by all tables created in the database (unless the policy is explicitly overridden at the table level).

Syntax

.alter database DatabaseName policy sharding PolicyObject

Arguments

  • DatabaseName - Specify the name of the database.
  • PolicyObject - Define a policy object. For more information, see the sharding policy.

Returns

Returns a JSON representation of the policy.

Example

The following command returns the updated extents sharding policy for the database:

.alter database MyDatabase policy sharding 
@'{ "MaxRowCount": 750000, "MaxExtentSizeInMb": 1024, "MaxOriginalSizeInMb": 2048}'