What are some Axibase maintenance tips for creating more disk space

I am using Axibase Time Series Database Community Edition, version 11499 to collect stats on my application. I am running out of space on its server. What are the recommendations for creating more space? Can I compress old data, or not store every sample of older data?

You could start by reviewing top inserts on Admin: Receive Statistics page. This page shows top-N metrics ranked by the number of inserts per hour/day.

Consider applying a retention interval for those metrics in the list which collect data that is not used or valuable after a certain period of time.

The retention interval can be modified for each metric separately on the Metric Settings page:

Alternatively, use the Metrics tab to search and check multiple metrics to apply the same retention interval to the selected metrics:

Keep in mind that you would need some extra disk space for the initial massive data pruning to work since it involves re-writing old files, so consider adding new retention settings gradually. It's a good idea to keep disk usage under 60%.