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Disk Space Requirements for DGE Aggregation

Note: A DGE Disk Space Requirements calculator is available from Kaseya Support.

The DGE database stores three main data types:

Each aggregated data value is 30 bytes in size (including the size of its index). For the default aggregation scheme:

5 minute samples for 1 day = 60/5*24 = 288 samples
15 minute samples for 7 days = 60/15*24*7 = 672 samples
60 minute samples for 90 days = 60/60*24*90 = 2160 samples
1 day samples for 3 years = 1*365*3 = 1095 samples
TOTAL size per test = (288+672+2160+1095) * 30 bytes = 126 KB per test
For 10,000 tests DGE database = 1.26GB

The database size for 10,000 tests, using some alternate aggregation schemes, are described in the table below.

Database Size for Specific Aggregation Schemes

Aggregation Scheme

DB Size for 10,000 Tests

5 min for 1 day, 15 min for 1 week, 1 hour for 3 months, 1 day for 3 years

1.3GB

5 min for 1 day, 15 min for 1 week, 1 hour for 1 month, 1 day for 2 years

0.75GB

5 min for 1 day, 15 min for 1 month, 1 hour for 3 months, 1 day for 2 years

1.8GB

5 min for 1 day, 15 min for 1 week, 1 hour for 6 months, 1 day for 2 years

1.9GB

5 min for 30 days, 30 min for 3 months, 2 hours for 6 months, 1 day for 3 years

4.8GB