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Update slm-put.asciidoc - Note how partial snapshots get deleted
rseldner Mar 4, 2025
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Clarify SLM snapshot retention settings
rseldner Mar 5, 2025
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9 changes: 7 additions & 2 deletions docs/reference/slm/apis/slm-put.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ Retention rules used to retain and delete snapshots created by the policy.
(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
Time period after which a snapshot is considered expired and eligible for
deletion. {slm-init} deletes expired snapshots based on the
<<slm-retention-schedule,`slm.retention_schedule`>>.
<<slm-retention-schedule,`slm.retention_schedule`>>.
Snapshots with a <<get-snapshot-api-response-state,`state`>> of `PARTIAL` will
be removed according to this setting. If not set, `PARTIAL` snapshots are deleted
as soon as a newer successful snapshot exists.

`max_count`::
(Optional, integer)
Expand All @@ -101,7 +104,9 @@ only includes snapshots with a <<get-snapshot-api-response-state,`state`>> of

`min_count`::
(Optional, integer)
Minimum number of snapshots to retain, even if the snapshots have expired.
Minimum number of snapshots to retain, even if the snapshots have expired. This limit
only includes snapshots with a <<get-snapshot-api-response-state,`state`>> of
`SUCCESS`.
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`schedule`::
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