About data retention periods, Viewing the data retention period, Editing the data retention period – HP XP Racks User Manual
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About data retention periods
Data retention periods can be set for the following types of data items:
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Received alerts
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Write delay time (C/T delta)
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Event log data
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Sidefile and journal volume usage
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Pool volume usage (open systems)
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Tasks
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If the total number of data items (including alerts, C/T delta, event logs, sidefile, journal volume usage,
and pool volume usage, but excluding tasks) exceeds 30,000,000, some of the old data might be
deleted even if the retention period for the data has not expired. In this case, take either of the following
actions:
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Disable the retention of unnecessary data, or shorten the retention period.
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Lengthen the refresh interval for management information.
Related topics
• Viewing the data retention period
• Editing the data retention period
Viewing the data retention period
You can view the data retention periods for the following types of data:
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Received alerts
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Write delay time (C/T delta)
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Event log data
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Sidefile and journal volume usage
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Pool volume usage (open systems)
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Tasks
To view the data retention period, from the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Data
Retention. The data retention period of each type of data is displayed in list format in the Data Retention
subwindow.
Related topics
• About data retention periods
Editing the data retention period
To edit the data retention period:
1.
From the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Data Retention.
The Data Retention subwindow appears.
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