Manage storage

Get a comprehensive view of your storage usage with Aiven for Metrics. The Storage page in the Aiven console provides valuable data to help you effectively manage and understand your object storage consumption and associated costs.

Key metrics provided on the Storage page include:

• Current billing expenses: Shows the current cost incurred for the storage used.
• Forecasted monthly cost: Provides an estimate of the expected cost for the upcoming month based on usage.
• Object storage used: Indicates the amount of storage currently in use.
• Retention rule: Displays the current data retention setting, which by default is set to Keep data forever.

Access the Storage page

1. Log into the Aiven console, select your project, and select your Aiven for Metrics service.
2. Click Storage in the sidebar.

Manage storage settings

Adjust your data retention settings and set up alerts to keep your storage in check.

Edit retention rules

1. In Storage page, click Actions > Edit retention rule.
2. Select Keep data forever or Keep data for (days) and enter the number of days.
3. Click Save.

Set or edit storage alert threshold

1. In Storage page, click Actions > Set storage alert threshold or Edit storage alert threshold.
2. To set a new threshold, click Set storage alert threshold. To change an existing one, click Edit storage alert threshold.
3. Set your threshold in GiB.
4. Click Save.