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Status Submitted
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 6, 2026

Cluster-Level Expire Hold

This request for Cluster-Level Expire Hold would be for the Expire hold setting to be allowed different Expire Hold settings per cluster. The current Expire hold setting is for Grid level only which is does not meet our requirements. This request would allow us to have various Expire hold settings per designated cluster to allow us to hold data longer on specific clusters. 3 day hold for 1 cluster and 10 day hold for another cluster.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Oct 6, 2026

    I strongly support this enhancement. With the recent updates to our TS7700 environment and the addition of the safeguarded vault as the fifth cluster, a cluster-level Expire Hold setting would be very beneficial. It would allow us to tailor Expire Hold periods to the specific needs instead of being limited to a single Grid-level setting.