CREATE TABLE phy (ts timestamp time index, val double) engine=metric with ("physical_metric_table" = "", ttl = '1 second'); CREATE TABLE test_ttl (ts timestamp time index, val double, host string primary key) engine = metric with ("on_physical_table" = "phy"); INSERT INTO test_ttl(ts, val, host) VALUES (now(), 1, 'host1'), (now(), 2, 'host2'), (now(), 3, 'host3'); SELECT val, host FROM test_ttl; -- SQLNESS SLEEP 2s ADMIN flush_table('phy'); ADMIN compact_table('phy'); --- should be expired -- SELECT val, host FROM test_ttl; ALTER TABLE phy SET ttl = '1 day'; INSERT INTO test_ttl(ts, val, host) VALUES (now(), 1, 'host1'), (now(), 2, 'host2'), (now(), 3, 'host3'); ADMIN flush_table('phy'); ADMIN compact_table('phy'); --- should not be expired -- SELECT val, host FROM test_ttl; -- restart the db, ensure everything is ok -- SQLNESS ARG restart=true SELECT val, host FROM test_ttl; DROP TABLE test_ttl; DROP TABLE phy;