Disk & Storage

Due to vScope’s ongoing tracking of historical changes within your IT environment, disk usage may gradually increase over time. By default, vScope prunes historical data older than 60 months to manage disk storage, meaning disk usage should stabilize after approximately five years.

However, if your vScope installation’s disk usage becomes excessive, you can safely reduce disk space using one of the following methods. Note that directly deleting data is not available, as it may affect backup integrity and data consistency.

Consider Expanding Disk Space First

vScope’s database is optimized for storage efficiency and won’t expand quickly. Before clearing data, consider increasing disk capacity, as an additional 20 GB could provide significant room for growth.

Method 1: Reset vScope’s Database Model

Caution

This action is irreversible and will delete all stored data.

If you need to completely reset the database model, you can reset the entire vScope database through Settings > Database & Backup.

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Method 2: Adjust Historical Data Retention Period

vScope is configured to keep five years of historical data by default, which can require substantial disk space. To reduce disk usage, you may lower the data retention period to three or two years.

Note

Changing the retention period requires assistance from our technical team. For support, contact customersuccess@infrasightlabs.com.