From 1990e24e8e81cca3be1556c11c432ff1e7ed5da6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Armin Braun Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 17:20:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document Recommended Maximum Repository Size in SLM Docs (#64485) Just adding a short note on reasonable sizing limits. --- docs/reference/slm/apis/slm-put.asciidoc | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/reference/slm/apis/slm-put.asciidoc b/docs/reference/slm/apis/slm-put.asciidoc index b185ed82b3f7..ff11289f62f1 100644 --- a/docs/reference/slm/apis/slm-put.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/slm/apis/slm-put.asciidoc @@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ deletion. Maximum number of snapshots to retain, even if the snapshots have not yet expired. If the number of snapshots in the repository exceeds this limit, the policy retains the most recent snapshots and deletes older snapshots. ++ +NOTE: The maximum number of snapshots in a repository should not exceed `200`. This ensures that the snapshot repository metadata does not +grow to a size which might destabilize the master node. If the `max_count` setting is not set, this limit should be enforced by configuring +other retention rules such that the repository size does not exceed `200` snapshots. `min_count`:: (Optional, integer)