Skip to main content

Cleaning the Database

How to delete all of the traffic data but retain the configuration.

Delete All Traffic Data​

Use reset context <contextname> to delete all data. This method preserves all your configuration but only deletes the data. This command is available in both the trisulctl_hub and trisulctl_probe commandline tools.

trisulctl_hub reset context default
Stop running context first

You are not allowed to reset context if the context is still running.
If you get this error, use stop context <contextname> and then a reset.

$ trisulctl_hub

trisul_hub(domain0)> stop context default

+ config0              stopped  success.default
+ hub0                 stopped  Successfully stopped  context processes default@hub0
+ probe0               stopped  Successfully stopped  context processes default@probe0
  trisul_hub(domain0)> reset context default
  The following data in context default will be deleted
  Please review 
  * Will erase data  on config0               disk space  91136                bytes   time interval 00h 00m 00s         
  * Will erase data  on hub0                  disk space  13930496             bytes   time interval 01h 15m 37s         
  * Will erase data  on probe0                disk space  40144896             bytes   time interval 01h 15m 10s         
  Do you want to proceed ? Enter YES to continue : YES
+ config0              reset   success Reset context. Keeping configuration default
+ hub0                 reset   success Reset context successfully. Cleaned out data from : default
+ probe0               reset   success Reset context successfully. Cleaned out data from : default
  trisul_hub(domain0)>

  • you can do a info context to confirm the data is deleted.

Delete Only PCAP Data​

If you only want to delete the Probe data ; i.e the raw packet capture and other probe specific data. You can say reset context myctx1@probe0 This command will then only execute on probe0.

$ trisulctl_hub

trisul_hub(domain0)> reset context default@probe0

Delete Complete Context​

Delete context will get rid of the configuration and all data. Use this if you are sure you do not want the context anymore.

cant delete the default context

You are not allowed to delete the default context. Running delete context default will get rid of the configuration and data for the default context, but the context itself will be available.