Viewing days whose data was not archived or exported

The predefined report Days that are not archived or exported shows the days whose data remains on the appliance, and will not be purged based on the Guardium system settings.

The Data archive and Data export pages have an option Allow purge without exporting or archiving that prevents purge from running before export or archive are complete. To ensure that no data is lost (before it is exported or archived), this option is not selected. However, the Guardium system can end up storing older days of data, due to an export or archive process that failed or was paused. This data can cause or contribute to a long running purge process or too much data on appliances. To maintain a well-running appliance, consider archiving or exporting, and purging the older days.

The report shows the days whose data was not archived or exported and would not be purged based on the current settings of purge process. You can archive or export days on a one-off basis, by using the Archive data older than and Ignore data older than values in the Data archive or Data export pages.

Using the report:
  • Archive or export must be scheduled daily on the appliance for the report to work as expected.
  • Set the runtime parameters back as far as possible, for example, NOW -48 Month, to identify all older days.
  • The report shows days that would not be purged based on the current purge setting and if those days were older than the purge period. This means:
    • Today's date appears in the report even though it is too soon to archive it. You can ignore this date.
    • If Allow purge without exporting or archiving is selected, no data shows in the report because all the data would be purged.