content/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/show-shards.md
The influxd-ctl show-shards command returns information about shards in an
InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.
influxd-ctl show-shards [flags]
Information includes:
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Shards
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ID Database Retention Policy Desired Replicas Shard Group Start End Expires Owners
51 telegraf autogen 2 37 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z 2023-01-08T00:00:00Z 2023-07-08T00:00:00Z [{26 data1:8088} {33 data3:8088}]
52 telegraf autogen 2 37 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z 2023-01-08T00:00:00Z 2023-07-08T00:00:00Z [{5 data2:8088} {26 data1:8088}]
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You can also use the -m flag to output "inconsistent" shards which are shards
that are either in metadata but not on disk or on disk but not in metadata.
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-v | Return detailed shard information |
-m | Return inconsistent shards |
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Also see influxd-ctl global flags.
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