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Title: Policy object
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- docs
- operate
- rs
description: Documents the policy object used with Redis Enterprise Software REST
  API calls.
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url: '/operate/rs/7.8/references/rest-api/objects/bootstrap/policy/'
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| Name | Type/Value | Description |
|------|------------|-------------|
| default_fork_evict_ram | boolean (default: false) | If true, the databases should evict data from RAM to ensure successful replication or persistence |
| default_non_sharded_proxy_policy | **'single'** <br />'all-master-shards'<br />'all-nodes' | Default proxy_policy for newly created non-sharded databases' endpoints |
| default_sharded_proxy_policy | 'single'<br /> **'all-master-shards'** <br />'all-nodes' | Default proxy_policy for newly created sharded databases' endpoints |
| default_shards_placement | 'dense'<br /> **'sparse'** | Default shards_placement for newly created databases |
| rack_aware | boolean | Cluster rack awareness |
| shards_overbooking | boolean (default:&nbsp;true) | If true, all databases' memory_size settings are ignored during shards placement |