Deleting unneeded data

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Ldc543
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Deleting unneeded data

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When I first added my F5 to Cacti, Ii ran all of the data queries just to see what got returned and now I have all this data that I don't want. Specifically, when I choose Devices > F5 > Create Graphs for this device, I have all these choices when all I want to graph are the virtual servers. I don't care about memory usage, pool members, chassis temp, chassis fan, etc. I don't see any way to delete this data. I can choose it and create different types of graphs, but all it really does is make it harder to do what I want. Is there a way to get rid of this data w/o getting rid f the queries that created it? Thanks in advance.
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Re: Deleting unneeded data

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Delete the unwanted data sources. You will be promted to accept deletion of related graphs which should be fine in your case.
It is wise to delete the graph template and/or data query associations of that host for unwanted objects to avoid accidentally recreating those unwanted graphs
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Re: Deleting unneeded data

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Gandalf, thanks for the reply, but I've already cleaned all that up. If I go to devices, select my F5, and then choose to create graphs for this host, I get a page that lists the exisiting data queries, Data Query [F5 BigIP - Chassis Fan], Data Query [F5 BigIP - Interface Statistics], etc., and all the data that these queries gathered when I first ran them. I'd prefer not to delete the queries in case I want them later. I just want to get rid of the existing data. Is that possible? Thanks, again.
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Re: Deleting unneeded data

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I figured it out. I just deleted the queries from inside Cacti. I made copies before-hand and I can just re-import them later if needed.
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