From d2cab369b27fda4d1d2d9132984afe0f7c7a4e40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roman Khavronenko Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 15:48:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Minor additions to single version Readme (#511) * docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md: add link to Wiki page so it may get more attention * docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md: mention case for changing `-retentionPeriod` setting --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 912b423fb..a0f89bdc1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ in [source code](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics). Just downl Cluster version is available [here](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/tree/cluster). +See our [Wiki](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/wiki) for additional documentation. + [Contact us](mailto:info@victoriametrics.com) if you need paid enterprise support for VictoriaMetrics. @@ -820,6 +822,8 @@ Data is split in per-month subdirectories inside `<-storageDataPath>/data/small` Directories for months outside the configured retention are deleted on the first day of new month. In order to keep data according to `-retentionPeriod` max disk space usage is going to be `-retentionPeriod` + 1 month. For example if `-retentionPeriod` is set to 1, data for January is deleted on March 1st. +It is safe to extend `-retentionPeriod` on existing data. If `-retentionPeriod` is set to lower +value than before then data outside the configured period will be eventually deleted. ### Multiple retentions