Archival

PlumageMaster archives not only the report generated by Polygraph, but the console and binary logs of the Polygraph processes and its own co-ordination process, and the final, processed configuration used. All of these files are placed under the run storage directory, which will by default be something like /var/lib/plumage/configurations/0/runs/0/. These are not exposed via the web interface, but are held as raw test data in case you later find some new way to process them — for example, if Polygraph's report generation gains new features.

You may wish to set up rsync or a similar tool to back up your performance results from PlumageMaster's persistent state directory to a (mostly) write-only archive, so you are protected against data loss, including accidental deletion through the Plumage UI. Plumage's storage is flat-file and backup and restore is as simple as manipulating the files under its persistent state directory. Plumage will avoid re-using the same identifier for a configuration or run even if it is deleted.

TODO: Provide an example rsync setup