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Ask for Indexes.conf Configuration - Bucket Rotation-

AliMaher
Path Finder

Hello Splunker,

 

I have two volumes with the following specs:

Hot/Warm Volume: 5.25 TB

Cold Volume: 4.75 TB

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[volume:hot]
path = /opt/splunk-hwdata
maxVolumeDataSizeMB = 7602176

[volume:cold]

path = /opt/splunk-Colddata
maxVolumeDataSizeMB = 4980736

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[Win]
repFactor = auto
homePath = volume:hot/$_index_name/db
coldPath = volume:cold/$_index_name/colddb
thawedPath = /opt/splunk-Colddata/$_index_name/thaweddb
homePath.maxDataSizeMB = 7602176
coldPath.maxDataSizeMB = 4980736
maxWarmDBCount = 720
frozenTimePeriodInSecs = 5184000
maxDataSize = auto_high_volume

[FW]
repFactor = auto
homePath = volume:hot/$_index_name/db
coldPath = volume:cold/$_index_name/colddb
thawedPath = /opt/splunk-Colddata/$_index_name/thaweddb
homePath.maxDataSizeMB = 7602176
coldPath.maxDataSizeMB = 4980736
maxWarmDBCount = 720
frozenTimePeriodInSecs = 5184000
maxDataSize = auto_high_volume

 

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Notice we have re-configured the below:

[diskUsage]
minFreeSpace = 20000

Finally, we have reached the bottom of the question 😀.

 

I am doubt if this configuration can maintain the below requirements:

The data retention period for the online data is 2 months.

- Hot/Warm – 1 month

- Cold – 1 month

 

 

 

 

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AliMaher
Path Finder

Reply:

 

Can we enforce the data to be rolled from the Hot/warm to Cold after one month then from Cold to frozen after one month.

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi

shortly Nope. 

There are quite many answers which this has already discussed earlier.

Main point here is that bucket is manage by youngest event inside it. As there are several bucket which _time can differ heavily to each other _time:s in that bucket, you cannot get exactly 1 month time period in hot+warm+cold. It's always defined by combination of several parameters. You can found those from older answers or docs.

r. Ismo

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