https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/Why-is-my-reserve-disk-space-in-managed-node-is-getting-consumed/ta-p/204801 <DIV class="lia-message-template-question-zone"><H2>Question</H2><P>Why is my reserve disk space in the managed node is getting consumed although there is enough Cassandra storage?</P></DIV><DIV class="lia-message-template-answer-zone"><H2>Answer</H2><UL class=""><LI><STRONG>Cassandra/ Metrics storage</STRONG><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>contains mostly time-series metric data and configuration.</LI><LI>By design, Metrics storage can undergo what is called 'compaction phases', in this phase it can grow twice its size.</LI><LI>Please note that under no circumstances should the disk space ever run out, otherwise, we will have data corruption issues.</LI><LI>That's why there is reserved disk space so that metrics storage always has room to grow if needed.</LI><LI>If there is still enough free disk space, nothing happens. However, if there is not enough free disk space, the "Transaction storage" starts to get deleted to make room for the metrics storage.</LI></UL></DIV> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:34:31 GMT bharat_pitta 2023-04-11T15:34:31Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/Why-is-my-reserve-disk-space-in-managed-node-is-getting-consumed/ta-p/204801 <DIV class="lia-message-template-question-zone"><H2>Question</H2><P>Why is my reserve disk space in the managed node is getting consumed although there is enough Cassandra storage?</P></DIV><DIV class="lia-message-template-answer-zone"><H2>Answer</H2><UL class=""><LI><STRONG>Cassandra/ Metrics storage</STRONG><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>contains mostly time-series metric data and configuration.</LI><LI>By design, Metrics storage can undergo what is called 'compaction phases', in this phase it can grow twice its size.</LI><LI>Please note that under no circumstances should the disk space ever run out, otherwise, we will have data corruption issues.</LI><LI>That's why there is reserved disk space so that metrics storage always has room to grow if needed.</LI><LI>If there is still enough free disk space, nothing happens. However, if there is not enough free disk space, the "Transaction storage" starts to get deleted to make room for the metrics storage.</LI></UL></DIV> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:34:31 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/Why-is-my-reserve-disk-space-in-managed-node-is-getting-consumed/ta-p/204801 bharat_pitta 2023-04-11T15:34:31Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/Why-is-my-reserve-disk-space-in-managed-node-is-getting-consumed/tac-p/212131#M216 <P>Great explanation&nbsp;<a href="https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/12461">@bharat_pitta</a>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 12 May 2023 19:29:08 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/Why-is-my-reserve-disk-space-in-managed-node-is-getting-consumed/tac-p/212131#M216 ChadTurner 2023-05-12T19:29:08Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/Why-is-my-reserve-disk-space-in-managed-node-is-getting-consumed/tac-p/213809#M240 <P>Great explanation, but is there a way to monitor this reserved disk space?</P><P>Looking at it from the host level, I see that I have plenty of avaiable disk space, but the CMC says that I do not.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:46:42 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/Why-is-my-reserve-disk-space-in-managed-node-is-getting-consumed/tac-p/213809#M240 tarjei 2023-06-01T10:46:42Z