Describes the data retention policy for the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator.

SD-WAN Data Retention

Table 1. SD-WAN Data Retention
SD-WAN Data Date Retention Period
Enterprise Events 1 year
Enterprise Alerts 1 year
Operator Events 1 year
Enterprise Proxy Events 1 year
Link Stats 1 year
Link QoE 1 year
Path Stats 2 weeks
Flow Stats (Low Resolution) 1 year – 1 hour rollup
Flow Stats (High Resolution) 2 weeks – 5 minute rollup
Edge Health Stats 1 year

Important Notes

  • Currently, as per design, the Edge Stats data is present in monthly partitions. So, if we were to truncate data older than 2 weeks, it essentially truncates data older than a month and the SD-WAN Orchestrator Monitor page displays the current and the immediate previous month's health stats data.
  • For detailed usage information regarding Edge Health Stats, see System Tab and Monitor System Information of an Edge.

Changing the Flow Stats Retention Period

Operators can change the retention period by creating new System Properties. Follow the steps below to create new System Properties for high resolution and low resolution retention periods in days and months.

High Resolution Retention Period

High resolution flow stats retention can be configured anywhere between 1 and 90 days. Follow the steps below to create a new System Property for the high resolution retention period.

  1. From the SD-WAN Orchestrator navigation panel, click System Properties.
  2. In the System Properties screen, click the New System Properties button.
  3. In the New System Property dialog box:
    1. Type retention.highResFlows.days in the Name text field.
    2. In the Data Type drop-down menu, choose Number.
    3. In the Value text field, enter the retention period in number of days.
      Note: High resolution retention period has a maximum of 90 days, and the resolution is 5 minutes.

  4. Click Save.

Low Resolution Retention Period

The low resolution flow stats can be configured to persist anywhere between 1 and 365 days. Follow the steps below to create a new System Property for the low resolution retention period.
  1. From the SD-WAN Orchestrator navigation panel, click System Properties.
  2. In the System Properties screen, click the New System Properties button.
  3. In the New System Property dialog box:
    1. In the Name text field, type retention.lowResFlows.months
    2. In the Data Type drop-down menu, choose Number.
    3. In the Value text field, enter the retention period in number of months.
      Note: The low resolution retention period has a maximum of 1 year, and the resolution is 1 hour.

  4. Click Save.