Creating a Database Using the Shell Command
Procedure
1. Connect to the instance using the shell command. For more information, see the tutorial in DDS - Getting Started - Connecting to DDS Instance.
2. Enter the database creation command.
> use testdb //testdb is the name of the database you created switched to db testdb
3. Insert data.
> db.a.insert({"key":"value"})
WriteResult({ "nInserted" : 1 })4. Check collection.
> db.getCollectionNames() [ "a" ]
5. Check the database.
> show dbs admin 0.000GB config 0.000GB local 0.000GB testdb 0.000GB