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diff --git a/docs/guides/longer-metrics-storage.md b/docs/guides/longer-metrics-storage.md index 5bf335c5cd..c4c9a3a05e 100644 --- a/docs/guides/longer-metrics-storage.md +++ b/docs/guides/longer-metrics-storage.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ long term? Many people think Netdata can only store about an hour's worth of real-time metrics, but that's simply not true any more. With the right settings, Netdata is quite capable of efficiently storing hours or days worth of historical, -per-second metrics without having to rely on an [exporting engine](/exporting/README.md). +per-second metrics without having to rely on an [exporting engine](/docs/export/external-databases.md). This guide gives two options for configuring Netdata to store more metrics. **We recommend the default [database engine](#using-the-database-engine)**, but you can stick with or switch to the round-robin database if you prefer. @@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ size` and `dbengine multihost disk space`. compressed metrics. The default settings retain about two day's worth of metris on a system collecting 2,000 metrics every second. -[**See our database engine calculator**](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/database/calculator) to help you -correctly set `dbengine multihost disk space` based on your needs. The calculator gives an accurate estimate based on -how many child nodes you have, how many metrics your Agent collects, and more. +[**See our database engine +calculator**](/docs/store/change-metrics-storage.md#calculate-the-system-resources-RAM-disk-space-needed-to-store-metrics) +to help you correctly set `dbengine multihost disk space` based on your needs. The calculator gives an accurate estimate +based on how many child nodes you have, how many metrics your Agent collects, and more. With the database engine active, you can back up your `/var/cache/netdata/dbengine/` folder to another location for redundancy. |