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DAOS_DELETE_TIME

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Parameter: DAOS_DELETE_TIME
Short description: Waiting time (in days) before orphaned NLO files are permanently removed from the DAOS repository.

Profile

Parameter
DAOS_DELETE_TIME
Category
DAOS
Component
Server
Available since
8.5
Supported versions
9.0.1, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 14.0, 14.5, 14.5.1
GUI equivalent
notes.ini only (the Server document shows related fields)
Possible values
Days as integer (typically 0–30)

Description

DAOS_DELETE_TIME defines how many days an orphaned NLO remains in the DAOS repository before it is actually deleted on the next tell daosmgr prune. In contrast to DAOS_Defer_Object_Deletion_Days (configured via the Server document), this parameter is a direct notes.ini override.
In practice, at least one of the two values should be aligned with the backup retention period so that a restore of older NSFs does not run into a void.

Example configuration

DAOS_DELETE_TIME=30

Notes & pitfalls

  • Value in days.
  • At least as long as the restore window plus a buffer.
  • Takes effect only on the next prune run.
  • On production servers, schedule pruning via a Program document or cron-driven tell command.
  • Complementary to DAOS_Defer_Object_Deletion_Days, DAOS_Base_Path, DAOS_Enabled.