Tealeaf On-Prem allows you to control whether software encryption and compression is enabled on a canister-by-canister basis.

If the hardware infrastructure can perform encryption, compression, and data de-duplication, then disabling software encryption and compression in the canister configuration may save processing resources and result in a net improvement in storage efficiency.

Canisters can have a mix of encrypted/compressed sessions and non-encrypted/non-compressed sessions. Therefore, there is no need to completely “roll off” data from a canister when changing this setting.

Methods of implementation

UI Method:

• The UI switch can be found at System > TMS > WorldView > Configs > Canister configuration > View/edit (raw) > Advanced: Commands and Input Files > Enable Compression and Encryption for Long Term Canister

Registry Method:

• Registry key is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\TeaLeaf Technology\DataStore\Canister\LSSNcompressEncrypt

• Registry key value is TRUE by default (software encryption/compression is enabled)

What’s next?

Want to learn more about Long Term Canisters? Check out our Help Center article, Long Term Canister.

If you’re looking for additional information on other Canister capabilities, you can also head over to our System Monitoring articles for further learning.