From 9ae6ab6885c1756460fdfa1e33b59e86f0140c96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sveta Smirnova Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:13:41 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Victoria Metrics data chunks are stored in JSON format by default now Updated description of the 'vm' folder contents in the dump file. --- documentation/docs/troubleshoot/pmm_dump.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/docs/troubleshoot/pmm_dump.md b/documentation/docs/troubleshoot/pmm_dump.md index 5855270c3ac..f5ee7e4ce9f 100644 --- a/documentation/docs/troubleshoot/pmm_dump.md +++ b/documentation/docs/troubleshoot/pmm_dump.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ If you cannot see the **PMM Dump** option in the Help menu or receive access err The **dump.tar.gz** dump file is a .TAR archive compressed via Gzip. Here's what's inside the folders it contains: - **meta.json**: metadata about the data dump - - **vm**: Victoria Metrics data chunks in native VM format, organized by timeframe + - **vm**: gzipped Victoria Metrics data chunks in JSON format (default) or in native VM format (taken with option --vm-native-data), organized by timeframe - **ch**: Query Analytics (QAN) data stored in ClickHouse format, organized by row count - **log.json**: logs detailing the export and archive creation process @@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ If you experience issues accessing or using PMM Dump, consider the following: - Cannot see PMM Dump in the Help menu: Verify that you have Admin role or Grafana Admin privileges. **Editor** and **Viewer** roles without Grafana Admin cannot access this feature. - Error when creating dump datasets: If you encounter errors such as *Failed to compose meta error* when creating datasets, make sure that the **Ignore load** option is enabled on the **PMM Dump > Export new datasheet**. -- Access denied messages: your user account lacks the necessary permissions to access PMM Dump. \ No newline at end of file +- Access denied messages: your user account lacks the necessary permissions to access PMM Dump.