OK. Is it also driven by type of compaction ? Does a minor compaction require less working space than major compaction ?
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Robert Coli <rc...@digg.com> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:22 AM, A J <s5a...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I read in some cassandra notes that each node should be allocated >> twice the storage capacity you wish it to contain. I think the reason >> was during compaction another copy of SSTables have to be made before >> the original ones are discarded. > > This rule of thumb only exactly applies when you have a single CF. It > is better stated as "your node needs to have enough room to > successfully compact your largest columnfamily." > > =Rob >
