In addition to extra space, queries can potentially be more expensive because more dead rows and tombstones will need to be scanned. How much of a difference this makes will depend drastically on the schema and access pattern, but I wouldn't expect going from 5 days to 8 to be very noticeable.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 2:14 PM Sergio <lapostadiser...@gmail.com> wrote: > https://stackoverflow.com/a/22030790 > > > For CQLSH > > alter table <table_name> with GC_GRACE_SECONDS = <seconds>; > > > > Il giorno mar 21 gen 2020 alle ore 13:12 Sergio <lapostadiser...@gmail.com> > ha scritto: > >> Hi guys! >> >> I just wanted to confirm with you before doing such an operation. I >> expect to increase the space but nothing more than this. I need to perform >> just : >> >> UPDATE COLUMN FAMILY cf with GC_GRACE = 691,200; //8 days >> >> Is it correct? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Sergio >> >
