In <= 0.6 (but not 0.7) a row could not be larger than 2GB. 2GB is still the largest possible column value.
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Joshua Partogi <joshua.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > Quoting an information in the wiki about Cassandra limitations > (http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/CassandraLimitations): > ... So all the data from a given columnfamily/key pair had to fit in memory, > or 2GB ... > > Does this mean > 1. A ColumnFamily can only be 2GB of data > 2. A Column (key/pair) can only be 2GB of data > > Thanks for the explanation. > > -- > http://twitter.com/jpartogi > -- Jonathan Ellis Project Chair, Apache Cassandra co-founder of Riptano, the source for professional Cassandra support http://riptano.com
