Retention Policies

Use the Retention Policies pane to create and edit retention policies that can be used to specify how data is stored for a particular device or map.


The Retention Policies pane

Each row shows a Retention Policy, and its setting for retaining Original, 5-minute, Hourly, and Daily data from devices, as well as data from Charts.

Using the Retention Policies Pane

Creating and Editing a Retention Policy

About Retention Policies

You can use data retention policies to consolidate raw data, reducing the amount of data stored. Data retention policies control how often and how much data is averaged and reduced.

A data retention policy can be applied to a specific map, to one or more devices or interfaces on a map, to an individual dataset, or to all maps on an InterMapper Server. Policies also affect the way InterMapper stores chart data.

Creating Retention Policies

Use the Create Retention Policy window to define a new retention policy. The same window is used for editing an existing policy.

To create a retention policy:

  1. Click the plus icon to open the Create Retention Policy window.
  2. Enter a policy name.
  3. Specify how long you want to keep original data, 5-Minute, Hourly, and Daily samples.
  4. Select a Server Storage type:

To edit a retention policy:

  1. In the Retention Policies pane, click the retention policy you want to edit.
  2. Click the Pencil tool. The Edit Policy window for the selected policy appears.