diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccbb5949..d73d3df2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ The storage-engine [`data-in-memory`](https://docs.aerospike.com/reference/confi
 
 #### `DEFAULT_TTL`
 
-The namespace [`default-ttl`](https://docs.aerospike.com/reference/configuration#default-ttl). Default: *30d*
+The namespace [`default-ttl`](https://docs.aerospike.com/reference/configuration#default-ttl). Default: *0*
 
 #### `MEM_GB`
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ The namespace [`memory-size`](https://docs.aerospike.com/reference/configuration
 
 #### `NSUP_PERIOD`
 
-The namespace [`nsup-period`](https://docs.aerospike.com/reference/configuration#nsup-period). Default: *120* , nsup-period in seconds
+The namespace [`nsup-period`](https://docs.aerospike.com/reference/configuration#nsup-period). Default: *120* , nsup-period in seconds - also disabled when `default-ttl` is `0`.
 
 #### `STORAGE_GB`
 
diff --git a/community/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf b/community/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
index 7942a049..ac922226 100644
--- a/community/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
+++ b/community/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ network {
 }
 
 namespace ${NAMESPACE} {
-	default-ttl ${DEFAULT_TTL} # use 0 to never expire/evict.
-	nsup-period ${NSUP_PERIOD}
 	replication-factor 1
+	$( (("${DEFAULT_TTL}" != 0 )) && echo "default-ttl ${DEFAULT_TTL}")
+	$( (("${DEFAULT_TTL}" != 0 )) && echo "nsup-period ${NSUP_PERIOD}")
+
 	storage-engine $([ "${DATA_IN_MEMORY}" = "true" ] && echo "memory" || echo "device") {
 		# For 'storage-engine memory' with 'device' or 'file' backing, we
 		# recommend having multiple devices (eight is recommended). One is used
diff --git a/community/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh b/community/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
index 1aa9d0ea..60e1bf3d 100755
--- a/community/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/community/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,76 +8,76 @@ export SERVICE_ADDRESS=${SERVICE_ADDRESS:-any}
 export SERVICE_PORT=${SERVICE_PORT:-3000}
 export NAMESPACE=${NAMESPACE:-test}
 export DATA_IN_MEMORY=${DATA_IN_MEMORY:-false}
-export DEFAULT_TTL=${DEFAULT_TTL:-30d}
+export DEFAULT_TTL=${DEFAULT_TTL:-0}
 export MEM_GB=${MEM_GB:-1}
 export NSUP_PERIOD=${NSUP_PERIOD:-120}
 export STORAGE_GB=${STORAGE_GB:-4}
 
 if [ "${DATA_IN_MEMORY}" = "true" ]; then
-	export READ_PAGE_CACHE="false"
+    export READ_PAGE_CACHE="false"
 else
-	export READ_PAGE_CACHE="true"
+    export READ_PAGE_CACHE="true"
 fi
 
 if asd --version | grep -q "Community"; then
-	FEATURE_KEY_FILE="" # invalid for community edition
+    FEATURE_KEY_FILE="" # invalid for community edition
 fi
 
 function bash_eval_template() {
-	local template_file=$1
-	local target_file=$2
-
-	echo "" >"${target_file}"
-
-	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
-			local update
-			update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
-			grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
-		else
-			echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
-		fi
-	done <"${template_file}"
-
-	# Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
-	rm "${template_file}" || true
+    local template_file=$1
+    local target_file=$2
+
+    echo "" >"${target_file}"
+
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
+            local update
+            update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
+            grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
+        else
+            echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
+        fi
+    done <"${template_file}"
+
+    # Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
+    rm "${template_file}" || true
 }
 
 # Fill out conffile with above values
 if [ -f /etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf ]; then
-	conf=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf
-	template=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf
+    conf=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf
+    template=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf
 
-	bash_eval_template "${template}" "${conf}"
+    bash_eval_template "${template}" "${conf}"
 fi
 
 # if command starts with an option, prepend asd
 if [ "${1:0:1}" = '-' ]; then
-	set -- asd "$@"
+    set -- asd "$@"
 fi
 
 # if asd is specified for the command, start it with any given options
 if [ "$1" = 'asd' ]; then
-	NETLINK=${NETLINK:-eth0}
-
-	# We will wait a bit for the network link to be up.
-	NETLINK_UP=0
-	NETLINK_COUNT=0
-
-	echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate)"
-
-	while [ ${NETLINK_UP} -eq 0 ] && [ ${NETLINK_COUNT} -lt 20 ]; do
-		if grep -q "up" /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate; then
-			NETLINK_UP=1
-		else
-			sleep 0.1
-			((++NETLINK_COUNT))
-		fi
-	done
-
-	echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate) in ${NETLINK_COUNT}"
-	# asd should always run in the foreground.
-	set -- "$@" --foreground
+    NETLINK=${NETLINK:-eth0}
+
+    # We will wait a bit for the network link to be up.
+    NETLINK_UP=0
+    NETLINK_COUNT=0
+
+    echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate)"
+
+    while [ ${NETLINK_UP} -eq 0 ] && [ ${NETLINK_COUNT} -lt 20 ]; do
+        if grep -q "up" /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate; then
+            NETLINK_UP=1
+        else
+            sleep 0.1
+            ((++NETLINK_COUNT))
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate) in ${NETLINK_COUNT}"
+    # asd should always run in the foreground.
+    set -- "$@" --foreground
 fi
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/enterprise/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf b/enterprise/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
index 7942a049..ac922226 100644
--- a/enterprise/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
+++ b/enterprise/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ network {
 }
 
 namespace ${NAMESPACE} {
-	default-ttl ${DEFAULT_TTL} # use 0 to never expire/evict.
-	nsup-period ${NSUP_PERIOD}
 	replication-factor 1
+	$( (("${DEFAULT_TTL}" != 0 )) && echo "default-ttl ${DEFAULT_TTL}")
+	$( (("${DEFAULT_TTL}" != 0 )) && echo "nsup-period ${NSUP_PERIOD}")
+
 	storage-engine $([ "${DATA_IN_MEMORY}" = "true" ] && echo "memory" || echo "device") {
 		# For 'storage-engine memory' with 'device' or 'file' backing, we
 		# recommend having multiple devices (eight is recommended). One is used
diff --git a/enterprise/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh b/enterprise/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
index 1aa9d0ea..60e1bf3d 100755
--- a/enterprise/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/enterprise/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,76 +8,76 @@ export SERVICE_ADDRESS=${SERVICE_ADDRESS:-any}
 export SERVICE_PORT=${SERVICE_PORT:-3000}
 export NAMESPACE=${NAMESPACE:-test}
 export DATA_IN_MEMORY=${DATA_IN_MEMORY:-false}
-export DEFAULT_TTL=${DEFAULT_TTL:-30d}
+export DEFAULT_TTL=${DEFAULT_TTL:-0}
 export MEM_GB=${MEM_GB:-1}
 export NSUP_PERIOD=${NSUP_PERIOD:-120}
 export STORAGE_GB=${STORAGE_GB:-4}
 
 if [ "${DATA_IN_MEMORY}" = "true" ]; then
-	export READ_PAGE_CACHE="false"
+    export READ_PAGE_CACHE="false"
 else
-	export READ_PAGE_CACHE="true"
+    export READ_PAGE_CACHE="true"
 fi
 
 if asd --version | grep -q "Community"; then
-	FEATURE_KEY_FILE="" # invalid for community edition
+    FEATURE_KEY_FILE="" # invalid for community edition
 fi
 
 function bash_eval_template() {
-	local template_file=$1
-	local target_file=$2
-
-	echo "" >"${target_file}"
-
-	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
-			local update
-			update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
-			grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
-		else
-			echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
-		fi
-	done <"${template_file}"
-
-	# Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
-	rm "${template_file}" || true
+    local template_file=$1
+    local target_file=$2
+
+    echo "" >"${target_file}"
+
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
+            local update
+            update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
+            grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
+        else
+            echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
+        fi
+    done <"${template_file}"
+
+    # Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
+    rm "${template_file}" || true
 }
 
 # Fill out conffile with above values
 if [ -f /etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf ]; then
-	conf=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf
-	template=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf
+    conf=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf
+    template=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf
 
-	bash_eval_template "${template}" "${conf}"
+    bash_eval_template "${template}" "${conf}"
 fi
 
 # if command starts with an option, prepend asd
 if [ "${1:0:1}" = '-' ]; then
-	set -- asd "$@"
+    set -- asd "$@"
 fi
 
 # if asd is specified for the command, start it with any given options
 if [ "$1" = 'asd' ]; then
-	NETLINK=${NETLINK:-eth0}
-
-	# We will wait a bit for the network link to be up.
-	NETLINK_UP=0
-	NETLINK_COUNT=0
-
-	echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate)"
-
-	while [ ${NETLINK_UP} -eq 0 ] && [ ${NETLINK_COUNT} -lt 20 ]; do
-		if grep -q "up" /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate; then
-			NETLINK_UP=1
-		else
-			sleep 0.1
-			((++NETLINK_COUNT))
-		fi
-	done
-
-	echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate) in ${NETLINK_COUNT}"
-	# asd should always run in the foreground.
-	set -- "$@" --foreground
+    NETLINK=${NETLINK:-eth0}
+
+    # We will wait a bit for the network link to be up.
+    NETLINK_UP=0
+    NETLINK_COUNT=0
+
+    echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate)"
+
+    while [ ${NETLINK_UP} -eq 0 ] && [ ${NETLINK_COUNT} -lt 20 ]; do
+        if grep -q "up" /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate; then
+            NETLINK_UP=1
+        else
+            sleep 0.1
+            ((++NETLINK_COUNT))
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate) in ${NETLINK_COUNT}"
+    # asd should always run in the foreground.
+    set -- "$@" --foreground
 fi
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/federal/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf b/federal/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
index 7942a049..ac922226 100644
--- a/federal/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
+++ b/federal/ubuntu24.04/aerospike.template.conf
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ network {
 }
 
 namespace ${NAMESPACE} {
-	default-ttl ${DEFAULT_TTL} # use 0 to never expire/evict.
-	nsup-period ${NSUP_PERIOD}
 	replication-factor 1
+	$( (("${DEFAULT_TTL}" != 0 )) && echo "default-ttl ${DEFAULT_TTL}")
+	$( (("${DEFAULT_TTL}" != 0 )) && echo "nsup-period ${NSUP_PERIOD}")
+
 	storage-engine $([ "${DATA_IN_MEMORY}" = "true" ] && echo "memory" || echo "device") {
 		# For 'storage-engine memory' with 'device' or 'file' backing, we
 		# recommend having multiple devices (eight is recommended). One is used
diff --git a/federal/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh b/federal/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
index 1aa9d0ea..60e1bf3d 100755
--- a/federal/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/federal/ubuntu24.04/entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,76 +8,76 @@ export SERVICE_ADDRESS=${SERVICE_ADDRESS:-any}
 export SERVICE_PORT=${SERVICE_PORT:-3000}
 export NAMESPACE=${NAMESPACE:-test}
 export DATA_IN_MEMORY=${DATA_IN_MEMORY:-false}
-export DEFAULT_TTL=${DEFAULT_TTL:-30d}
+export DEFAULT_TTL=${DEFAULT_TTL:-0}
 export MEM_GB=${MEM_GB:-1}
 export NSUP_PERIOD=${NSUP_PERIOD:-120}
 export STORAGE_GB=${STORAGE_GB:-4}
 
 if [ "${DATA_IN_MEMORY}" = "true" ]; then
-	export READ_PAGE_CACHE="false"
+    export READ_PAGE_CACHE="false"
 else
-	export READ_PAGE_CACHE="true"
+    export READ_PAGE_CACHE="true"
 fi
 
 if asd --version | grep -q "Community"; then
-	FEATURE_KEY_FILE="" # invalid for community edition
+    FEATURE_KEY_FILE="" # invalid for community edition
 fi
 
 function bash_eval_template() {
-	local template_file=$1
-	local target_file=$2
-
-	echo "" >"${target_file}"
-
-	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
-			local update
-			update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
-			grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
-		else
-			echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
-		fi
-	done <"${template_file}"
-
-	# Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
-	rm "${template_file}" || true
+    local template_file=$1
+    local target_file=$2
+
+    echo "" >"${target_file}"
+
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
+            local update
+            update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
+            grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
+        else
+            echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
+        fi
+    done <"${template_file}"
+
+    # Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
+    rm "${template_file}" || true
 }
 
 # Fill out conffile with above values
 if [ -f /etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf ]; then
-	conf=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf
-	template=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf
+    conf=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf
+    template=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf
 
-	bash_eval_template "${template}" "${conf}"
+    bash_eval_template "${template}" "${conf}"
 fi
 
 # if command starts with an option, prepend asd
 if [ "${1:0:1}" = '-' ]; then
-	set -- asd "$@"
+    set -- asd "$@"
 fi
 
 # if asd is specified for the command, start it with any given options
 if [ "$1" = 'asd' ]; then
-	NETLINK=${NETLINK:-eth0}
-
-	# We will wait a bit for the network link to be up.
-	NETLINK_UP=0
-	NETLINK_COUNT=0
-
-	echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate)"
-
-	while [ ${NETLINK_UP} -eq 0 ] && [ ${NETLINK_COUNT} -lt 20 ]; do
-		if grep -q "up" /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate; then
-			NETLINK_UP=1
-		else
-			sleep 0.1
-			((++NETLINK_COUNT))
-		fi
-	done
-
-	echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate) in ${NETLINK_COUNT}"
-	# asd should always run in the foreground.
-	set -- "$@" --foreground
+    NETLINK=${NETLINK:-eth0}
+
+    # We will wait a bit for the network link to be up.
+    NETLINK_UP=0
+    NETLINK_COUNT=0
+
+    echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate)"
+
+    while [ ${NETLINK_UP} -eq 0 ] && [ ${NETLINK_COUNT} -lt 20 ]; do
+        if grep -q "up" /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate; then
+            NETLINK_UP=1
+        else
+            sleep 0.1
+            ((++NETLINK_COUNT))
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate) in ${NETLINK_COUNT}"
+    # asd should always run in the foreground.
+    set -- "$@" --foreground
 fi
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/template/0/entrypoint.sh b/template/0/entrypoint.sh
index 1aa9d0ea..60e1bf3d 100755
--- a/template/0/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/template/0/entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,76 +8,76 @@ export SERVICE_ADDRESS=${SERVICE_ADDRESS:-any}
 export SERVICE_PORT=${SERVICE_PORT:-3000}
 export NAMESPACE=${NAMESPACE:-test}
 export DATA_IN_MEMORY=${DATA_IN_MEMORY:-false}
-export DEFAULT_TTL=${DEFAULT_TTL:-30d}
+export DEFAULT_TTL=${DEFAULT_TTL:-0}
 export MEM_GB=${MEM_GB:-1}
 export NSUP_PERIOD=${NSUP_PERIOD:-120}
 export STORAGE_GB=${STORAGE_GB:-4}
 
 if [ "${DATA_IN_MEMORY}" = "true" ]; then
-	export READ_PAGE_CACHE="false"
+    export READ_PAGE_CACHE="false"
 else
-	export READ_PAGE_CACHE="true"
+    export READ_PAGE_CACHE="true"
 fi
 
 if asd --version | grep -q "Community"; then
-	FEATURE_KEY_FILE="" # invalid for community edition
+    FEATURE_KEY_FILE="" # invalid for community edition
 fi
 
 function bash_eval_template() {
-	local template_file=$1
-	local target_file=$2
-
-	echo "" >"${target_file}"
-
-	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
-			local update
-			update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
-			grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
-		else
-			echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
-		fi
-	done <"${template_file}"
-
-	# Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
-	rm "${template_file}" || true
+    local template_file=$1
+    local target_file=$2
+
+    echo "" >"${target_file}"
+
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
+            local update
+            update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
+            grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
+        else
+            echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
+        fi
+    done <"${template_file}"
+
+    # Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
+    rm "${template_file}" || true
 }
 
 # Fill out conffile with above values
 if [ -f /etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf ]; then
-	conf=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf
-	template=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf
+    conf=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf
+    template=/etc/aerospike/aerospike.template.conf
 
-	bash_eval_template "${template}" "${conf}"
+    bash_eval_template "${template}" "${conf}"
 fi
 
 # if command starts with an option, prepend asd
 if [ "${1:0:1}" = '-' ]; then
-	set -- asd "$@"
+    set -- asd "$@"
 fi
 
 # if asd is specified for the command, start it with any given options
 if [ "$1" = 'asd' ]; then
-	NETLINK=${NETLINK:-eth0}
-
-	# We will wait a bit for the network link to be up.
-	NETLINK_UP=0
-	NETLINK_COUNT=0
-
-	echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate)"
-
-	while [ ${NETLINK_UP} -eq 0 ] && [ ${NETLINK_COUNT} -lt 20 ]; do
-		if grep -q "up" /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate; then
-			NETLINK_UP=1
-		else
-			sleep 0.1
-			((++NETLINK_COUNT))
-		fi
-	done
-
-	echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate) in ${NETLINK_COUNT}"
-	# asd should always run in the foreground.
-	set -- "$@" --foreground
+    NETLINK=${NETLINK:-eth0}
+
+    # We will wait a bit for the network link to be up.
+    NETLINK_UP=0
+    NETLINK_COUNT=0
+
+    echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate)"
+
+    while [ ${NETLINK_UP} -eq 0 ] && [ ${NETLINK_COUNT} -lt 20 ]; do
+        if grep -q "up" /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate; then
+            NETLINK_UP=1
+        else
+            sleep 0.1
+            ((++NETLINK_COUNT))
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "link ${NETLINK} state $(cat /sys/class/net/"${NETLINK}"/operstate) in ${NETLINK_COUNT}"
+    # asd should always run in the foreground.
+    set -- "$@" --foreground
 fi
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/template/7/aerospike.template.conf b/template/7/aerospike.template.conf
index 7942a049..ac922226 100644
--- a/template/7/aerospike.template.conf
+++ b/template/7/aerospike.template.conf
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ network {
 }
 
 namespace ${NAMESPACE} {
-	default-ttl ${DEFAULT_TTL} # use 0 to never expire/evict.
-	nsup-period ${NSUP_PERIOD}
 	replication-factor 1
+	$( (("${DEFAULT_TTL}" != 0 )) && echo "default-ttl ${DEFAULT_TTL}")
+	$( (("${DEFAULT_TTL}" != 0 )) && echo "nsup-period ${NSUP_PERIOD}")
+
 	storage-engine $([ "${DATA_IN_MEMORY}" = "true" ] && echo "memory" || echo "device") {
 		# For 'storage-engine memory' with 'device' or 'file' backing, we
 		# recommend having multiple devices (eight is recommended). One is used