Remove instructions for disabling TS data

Fixes DOC-11184

Author: rmloveland

src/current/v25.4/cluster-setup-troubleshooting.md

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Like any database system, if you run out of disk space the system will no longer
 - [What happens when a node runs out of disk space?]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#what-happens-when-a-node-runs-out-of-disk-space)
 - [Why is memory usage increasing despite lack of traffic?]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#why-is-memory-usage-increasing-despite-lack-of-traffic)
 - [Why is disk usage increasing despite lack of writes?]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#why-is-disk-usage-increasing-despite-lack-of-writes)
-- [Can I reduce or disable the storage of timeseries data?]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#can-i-reduce-or-disable-the-storage-of-time-series-data)
+- [Can I reduce or disable the storage of timeseries data?]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#can-i-reduce-the-storage-of-time-series-data)
 
 In rare cases, disk usage can increase on nodes with [Raft followers]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/architecture/replication-layer.md %}#raft) due to a [leader-leaseholder split]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/architecture/replication-layer.md %}#leader-leaseholder-splits).
 

src/current/v25.4/operational-faqs.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ For the first 10 days of your cluster's life, you can expect storage per node to
 
 or about 6 GiB. With on-disk compression, the actual disk usage is likely to be about 4 GiB.
 
-However, depending on your usage of time-series charts in the [DB Console]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/ui-overview-dashboard.md %}), you may prefer to reduce the amount of disk used by time-series data. To reduce the amount of time-series data stored, or to disable it altogether, refer to [Can I reduce or disable the storage of time-series data?](#can-i-reduce-or-disable-the-storage-of-time-series-data)
+However, depending on your usage of time-series charts in the [DB Console]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/ui-overview-dashboard.md %}), you may prefer to reduce the amount of disk used by time-series data. To reduce the amount of time-series data stored, refer to [Can I reduce the storage of time-series data?](#can-i-reduce-the-storage-of-time-series-data)
 
 ## Why is my disk usage not decreasing after deleting data?
 
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ The CockroachDB `internal-delete-old-sql-stats` process cleans up query executio
 
 In general, the `internal-delete-old-sql-stats` process is not expected to impact cluster performance. There are a few cases where there has been a spike in CPU due to an incredibly large amount of data being processed; however, those cases were resolved through [workload optimizations]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/make-queries-fast.md %}) and general improvements over time.
 
-## Can I reduce or disable the storage of time-series data?
+## Can I reduce the storage of time-series data?
 
-Yes, you can either [reduce the interval for time-series storage](#reduce-the-interval-for-time-series-storage) or [disable time-series storage entirely](#disable-time-series-storage).
+Yes, you can [reduce the interval for time-series storage](#reduce-the-interval-for-time-series-storage).
 
-After reducing or disabling time-series storage, it can take up to 24 hours for time-series data to be deleted and for the change to be reflected in DB Console metrics.
+After reducing time-series storage, it can take up to 24 hours for time-series data to be deleted and for the change to be reflected in DB Console metrics.
 
 ### Reduce the interval for time-series storage
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ To reduce the interval for storage of time-series data:
 
 - For data stored at 30-minute resolution, reduce the `timeseries.storage.resolution_30m.ttl` cluster setting to an [`INTERVAL`]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/interval.md %}) value less than `2160h0m0s` (90 days).
 
-Cockroach Labs recommends that you avoid _increasing_ the period of time that DB Console retains time-series metrics. If you need to retain this data for a longer period, consider using a third-party tool such as Prometheus to collect the cluster's metrics and disabling the DB Console's collection of time-series metrics. Refer to [Monitoring and Alerting]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/monitoring-and-alerting.md %}).
+Cockroach Labs recommends that you avoid _increasing_ the period of time that DB Console retains time-series metrics. If you need to retain this data for a longer period, consider using a third-party tool such as Prometheus to collect and store metrics. Refer to [Monitoring and Alerting]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/monitoring-and-alerting.md %}).
 
 ### Disable time-series storage
 

src/current/v25.4/prometheus-endpoint.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The metrics are formatted for integration with [Prometheus](https://prometheus.i
 In addition to using the exported time-series data to monitor a cluster through an external system, you can write alerting rules to ensure prompt notification of critical events or issues requiring intervention or investigation. Refer to [Essential Alerts]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/essential-alerts-self-hosted.md %}) for more details.
 {{site.data.alerts.end}}
 
-Even if you rely on external tools for storing and visualizing your cluster's time-series metrics, CockroachDB continues to store time-series metrics for its [DB Console Metrics dashboards]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/monitoring-and-alerting.md %}#metrics-dashboards), unless you manually [disable this collection]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#can-i-reduce-or-disable-the-storage-of-time-series-data). These stored time-series metrics may be used to generate a [tsdump]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-debug-tsdump.md %}), which may be critical during escalations to Cockroach Labs support.
+Even if you rely on external tools for storing and visualizing your cluster's time-series metrics, CockroachDB continues to store time-series metrics for its [DB Console Metrics dashboards]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/monitoring-and-alerting.md %}#metrics-dashboards), unless you manually [disable this collection]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#can-i-reduce-the-storage-of-time-series-data). These stored time-series metrics may be used to generate a [tsdump]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-debug-tsdump.md %}), which may be critical during escalations to Cockroach Labs support.
 
 ## `_status/vars`
 
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ This approach avoids a proliferation of metric names and allows third-party tool
 - [Monitor CockroachDB Self-Hosted Clusters with Datadog]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/datadog.md %})
 - [Monitor CockroachDB with Kibana]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/kibana.md %})
 - [Essential Metrics]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/essential-metrics-self-hosted.md %})
-- [Essential Alerts]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/essential-alerts-self-hosted.md %})
+- [Essential Alerts]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/essential-alerts-self-hosted.md %})

src/current/v25.4/ui-overview-dashboard.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The **Overview** dashboard lets you monitor important SQL performance, replicati
 
 To view this dashboard, [access the DB Console]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/ui-overview.md %}#db-console-access) and click **Metrics** on the left-hand navigation bar. The **Overview** dashboard is displayed by default.
 
-The time-series data displayed in DB Console graphs is stored within the CockroachDB cluster and steadily increases for the first several days of a cluster's life, before an automatic job begins to prune it. By default, time-series data is stored for at 10-second resolution for 10 days, and at 30-minute resolution for 90 days. For details about managing this process, see this [How Can I Reduce or Disable the Storage of Time-series Data?]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#can-i-reduce-or-disable-the-storage-of-time-series-data). In a new cluster, you will observe a steady increase in disk usage and the number of ranges even if you aren't writing data to the cluster.
+The time-series data displayed in DB Console graphs is stored within the CockroachDB cluster and steadily increases for the first several days of a cluster's life, before an automatic job begins to prune it. By default, time-series data is stored for at 10-second resolution for 10 days, and at 30-minute resolution for 90 days. For details about managing this process, see this [How Can I Reduce or Disable the Storage of Time-series Data?]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/operational-faqs.md %}#can-i-reduce-the-storage-of-time-series-data). In a new cluster, you will observe a steady increase in disk usage and the number of ranges even if you aren't writing data to the cluster.
 
 ## Dashboard navigation