The Auto-Compaction tab configures the default auto-compaction settings for all the databases. These can be overridden using per-bucket settings available within Section 6.3.1, “Creating and Editing Data Buckets”.
The settings tab sets the following default parameters:
Database Fragmentation
If checked, you must specify either the percentage of fragmentation at which database compaction will be triggered, or the database size at which compaction will be triggered. You can also configure both trigger parameters.
View Fragmentation
If checked, you must specify either the percentage of fragmentation at which database compaction will be triggered, or the view size at which compaction will be triggered. You can also configure both trigger parameters.
Time Period
If checked, you must specify the start hour and minute, and end hour and minute of the time period when compaction is allowed to occur.
Abort compaction if run time exceeds the above period
If checked, if database compaction is running when the configured time period ends, the compaction process will be terminated.
Process Database and View compaction in parallel
If enabled, database and view compaction will be executed simultaneously, implying a heavier processing and disk I/O load during the compaction process.
Best Practice: Enable Parallel Compaction
It is recommended to run data and view compaction in parallel based on the throughput of your disk.
For more information on compaction, see Section 5.4, “Database and View Compaction”. For information on how auto-compaction operates, see Section 5.4.2, “Auto-Compaction Configuration”.