User guide

iGuard/inSight User Guide
Release 7.0.0.4
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Managing Disk Space
The Reconnex File System (RFS) divides the iGuard disk (depending on your machine's
configuration, you may have between 500 GB and 3 TB) into Capture and Non-Capture partitions.
You can find out how much disk space remains on iGuard partitions by going to System > System
Monitor > More or System Administration > Advanced. In the Application section, click on
Show rfs_df (Reconnex File System - disk free).
Capture partitions hold all of the data captured by the iGuards and is organized by content type.
Non-Capture partitions contain the operating system and the results partitions (A-Z), which fill
sequentially.
Re-use of disk space on these partitions is determined by standard wiping policies. However,
Reconnex Technical Support can create custom wiping policies to prioritize wiping depending on
the type of data your organization considers most significant.
Standard Wiping Policies
iGuard's current disk capacity is .5 to 3 TB, depending on the configuration of your machine. Wiping
policies ensure that iGuard can keep capturing data when its disk fills up.
Space-Based Wiping
Space-based wiping is the default policy. It erases the earliest results after 80% of the iGuard disk
is used.
When that threshold is reached, the system erases data to the 70% watermark.
Time-Based Wiping
Time-Based wiping erases captured results one day at a time after it reaches its 30th day.
If the disk fills to the 80% threshold before that time, space-based wiping will take precedence.
No Wiping
If No Wiping is selected, the disk will capture as many results as will fit on the disk, and then stop
capturing.
The data on the disk will be preserved, but no more can be added.
Note: iGuard database tables and tags are wiped whenever capture data is wiped.
You can see which of these wiping policies is active by going to System > System Monitor >
More or System Administration Advanced. In the Application section, click on Show
rfs_wipe_config.
If you need a special wiping configuration, Reconnex Technical Support can create a custom
wiping policy for you..
Set a Wiping Policy
Three standard wiping policies are available: No wiping, Time-Based wiping, or Space-based
wiping (default).
To change the wiping policy, go toSystem > System Administration > Configure and select a
different radio button.