Set the deactivated node retention time

Use the node-purge-ttl parameter to set the length of time before PE automatically removes deactivated or expired nodes. Once the time limit passes, the nodes and their relevant facts, catalogs, and reports are only removed from PuppetDB. Agent certificates on the Certificate Authority (CA) server are untouched.

1. In the PE console, navigate to Node groups > PE Infrastructure > PE PuppetDB.
2. On the Classes tab, find the puppet_enterprise::profile::puppetdb class.
3. Add the node_purge_ttl parameter, and set the value to a string representing the desired retention time. Specify a number along with one of the following suffixes:
   • Days: d
   • Hours: h
   • Minutes: m
   • Seconds: s
   • Milliseconds: ms

   For example, to set the purge time to 14 days, set the value to 14d. For example:

   puppet_enterprise::profile::puppetdb::node_purge_ttl: '14d'

4. Click Add parameter and commit changes.
5. On the nodes hosting your primary server and PE console, run Puppet.
   There are several ways to Run Puppet on demand.