How to reduce excessive inactive metrics using data retention policy in SRM

Samenvatting: Inactive metrics per SolutioPack report indicated that VMware vCenter has over 2 millions metrics ! Some SRM reports stopped updating.

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For example:
On an Additoinal Backend (ADB) apg 4 database was found to have the issue. To help with the inactive metric cleanup on ABE, apg 4 database, navigate to Administration > Physical Overview > Additional BackEnd > APG-Backend Instance apg 4.

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Under the APG-Backend – apg4 tab, scroll down:

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Expand on the Configuration Files:

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Find the conf/config.xml and change the retention period for keeping inactive metrics to something like “60d”:

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Save the changes and wait a day before reverting the changes mentioned here. Similarly, you may do the same to the other APG instances if you like. This brings your metric count down.
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Artikelnummer: 000203827
Artikeltype: How To
Laatst aangepast: 15 dec. 2022
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