The File Channel deletes the files from which all events have been removed at 
the time of a checkpoint. But, the channel will keep 2 log files per data 
directory even if all its events are taken out. Once all events from log-1, 
log-2 are taken out and then events get written to log-3, log-1 will be deleted 
at the next checkpoint. Unless a log-3 is created, both log-1 and log-2 will 
not be deleted. 



Hari 

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Hari Shreedharan


On Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Madhu Gmail wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have not heard from anyone. so just want make sure I have explained the 
> issue correctly.
> 
> I think this is a common problem for everyone who uses it flume.
> 
> when flume sink consumes the log event from file channel, what will happen to 
> the data that is committed to local disk under data directory.
> 
> will it grow indefinitely like log-1, log-2, log-3.....and so on ???
> 
> do I have to write script to remove the data from data directory ??
> 
> 
> 
> Madhu Munagala
> (214)679-2872
> 
> On Apr 11, 2013, at 11:52 AM, Madhu Gmail <[email protected] 
> (mailto:[email protected])> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > How to clean up the data in file channel data folder. After the log events 
> > are processed by the sink, I still see the log-1 and log-2 shows 1.6GB and 
> > 1.2GB.
> > 
> > once the log events are processed by the sink, the channel should not have 
> > any data in data directory under file-channel ....??
> > 
> > 
> > Madhu Munagala
> > (214)679-2872
> > 
> 
> 
> 


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