I wanted to empty the time series data cache from the Prometheus server to start clean. The best practice is to use the administrative HTTP API via curl. For example, to clear all data for job mysqld as defined in the prometheus.yml configuration file:
If you go to empty the Trash on MacOSX and it hangs, check to see if Locum is running and using most of your CPU cycles. If so, you may have the “Empty Trash Securely” option set in Finder Preferences -> Advanced. Uncheck the box and try again… Not sure of the root cause yet, […]