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homePath/coldPath.maxdatasizemb and maxTotalDataSizeMB

splunkreal
Motivator

Hello,

could you tell me what happens if coldPath.maxdatasizemb is reached but maxTotalDataSizeMB higher than homePath.maxdatasizemb+coldPath.maxdatasizemb?

Example :

homePath.maxDataSizeMB = 115 000
coldPath.maxDataSizeMB = 450 000
maxTotalDataSizeMB = 5 000 000

Thanks.

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1 Solution

kheo_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Whichever attribute the size of index comes first will apply.
There is no chance that maxTotalDataSizeMB can apply and the corresponding cold buckets will be frozen as it will always hit coldPath.maxDataSizeMB first before reaching to maxTotalDataSizeMB in the example above.

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kheo_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Whichever attribute the size of index comes first will apply.
There is no chance that maxTotalDataSizeMB can apply and the corresponding cold buckets will be frozen as it will always hit coldPath.maxDataSizeMB first before reaching to maxTotalDataSizeMB in the example above.

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