Increase in etcd wal files consuming all the storage space

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • etcd WAL files are accumulating a lot of space.
  • The partition where etcd data directory is mounted is almost full.
  • How to safely reduce the consumption of disk caused by so many etcd WAL files?

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
    • 3.11
  • etcd
    • 3.2.z

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