{
  "id": "policy",
  "title": "Policy object",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/references/rest-api/objects/bootstrap/policy/",
  "summary": "Documents the policy object used with Redis Enterprise Software REST API calls.",
  "content": "\n| Name | Type/Value | Description |\n|------|------------|-------------|\n| default_fork_evict_ram | boolean (default:\u0026nbsp;false) | If true, the databases should evict data from RAM to ensure successful replication or persistence |\n| default_non_sharded_proxy_policy | **'single'** \u003cbr /\u003e'all-master-shards'\u003cbr /\u003e'all-nodes' | Default proxy_policy for newly created non-sharded databases' endpoints |\n| default_sharded_proxy_policy | 'single'\u003cbr /\u003e **'all-master-shards'** \u003cbr /\u003e'all-nodes' | Default proxy_policy for newly created sharded databases' endpoints |\n| default_shards_placement | 'dense'\u003cbr /\u003e **'sparse'** | Default shards_placement for newly created databases |\n| rack_aware | boolean | Cluster rack awareness |\n| shards_overbooking | boolean (default:\u0026nbsp;true) | If true, all databases' memory_size settings are ignored during shards placement |\n",
  "tags": ["docs","operate","rs"],
  "last_updated": "2026-04-01T08:10:08-05:00"
}