Required storage space on the hard disk

It is advisable to use a separate hard disk to store the data in the live database, for example as Drive D.
The hard disk should be dimensioned depending on the number of connected machines, number of events and evaluation period. The required space amounts to approx. 1.5 Mbytes per 10,000 events.

Loss of data

If the memory space on the hard disk is insufficient, MYSQL commands cannot be executed. This causes data to be lost and existing data can no longer be evaluated.
If the data are stored on the same hard disk on which the operating system is installed, it is possible that Windows can no longer be executed correctly due to insufficient memory space.

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    Check the memory space on the hard disk regularly.
    2
    Always ensure that at least 30% of the hard disk capacity remains free

If the memory space on the hard disk drops below a certain value, a warning is displayed by Windows in the Systray. At the latest the following actions have to be carried out now in order to avoid a data loss:

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    Archive the live database.
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    Delete archived areas of the live database.
    -  or  -
    Make further memory space available.