AutoCylPackColdData Setting | Tuning Teradata Virtual Storage | Teradata Vantage - AutoCylPackColdData - Teradata Vantage - Database Engine 20

Database Utilities

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Determines whether AutoCylPack (automatic background cylinder packing) operations are performed on cylinders that store cold (infrequently accessed) data, in addition to cylinders storing more frequently accessed data.

Field Group

File System

Valid Settings

Setting Description
TRUE AutoCylPack processes cylinders holding cold data.
FALSE AutoCylPack ignores cylinders holding cold data.

Default

FALSE

Changes Take Effect

After the DBS Control Record has been written.

Related Information

For more information on… See…
DBS Control settings related to AutoCylPack and temperature-based block-level compression DBS Control in Database Utilities, B035-1102.
Free Space Percent
  • FreeSpacePercent DBS Control field in Database Utilities, B035-1102.
  • Ferret SHOWFSP command in Database Utilities, B035-1102.
  • Database Administration, B035-1093.