[Satellite6] candlepin postgres database grows

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • disk space of /var/lib/pgsql is growing over time
  • checking what database and table takes much space, (one of) the biggest table is cp_event in candlepin db
  • are any data in the table important? is there a way how to shrink it? How old events are worth to keep?

Environment

Red Hat Satellite or Proxy 6.2 - 6.6

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