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DOCSP-13748 clarify numInitialChunk meaning
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source/reference/command/shardCollection.txt

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* - ``numInitialChunks``
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- integer
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- Specifies the number of chunks to create
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initially when sharding an *empty* collection with a :ref:`hashed
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shard key <sharding-hashed-sharding>`. MongoDB will then create and
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balance chunks across the cluster. The ``numInitialChunks`` must be
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less than ``8192`` per shard.
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- Specifies the initial number of chunks to create across all shards in
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the cluster when sharding an *empty* collection with a
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:ref:`hashed shard key <sharding-hashed-sharding>`. MongoDB
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will then create and balance chunks across the cluster. The
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``numInitialChunks`` must result in less than ``8192`` per shard.
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.. versionchanged:: 4.0.3
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