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

• Default Retention Policy - choose a policy to apply by default.
• Policy list - click to select the policy you want to delete or edit.
• Add Policy - click the plus icon to add a new policy.
• Delete Policy - click to select the policy you want to delete, then click the minus icon.
• Edit Policy - click to select the policy you want to edit, the click the pencil icon.

Creating and Editing a Retention Policy

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:

• Forever - all charted or exported values are saved to a local disk file.
• None - data is polled, but is not saved for charting or exporting.

To edit a retention policy:

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