eRAD PACS Server

Disk Limit

The disk limit settings defines the watermark for free space and the cache space. Support rights are required to edit these settings.

To adjust disk limits:

1. Go to Admin/Server Settings
2. Select the Disk Limit settings area
3. Set the watermarks
4. Select Save icon

The parameter options are:

• Automatic Purge
• true
• false
• exclude reports - will purge all minus reports
• Safety Free Limit
•  free space high water mark
• should be set to 2-5% of the disk.
• Half of this is the low water mark
• When available disk space reaches  low water mark the server purges unneeded data until it reaches the high water mark
• Minimum Cache Size
• the desired cache space
• cache size should be set to 3-5 times the daily study volume
• should be entered as a percentage of the disk size
• one time a day the system purges unneeded data to make room for the minimum cache.