Config : 3 nodes running 1.1.3 (x2) and one node running 1.1.12. No caches,
lots of column families. memtable_total_space_in_mb set to 4096MB
Reduce this to 2048 so it will flush to disk more frequently and avoid growing
the heap so much.
From what you've said I would be looking at the size
While restarting a 1.1.12 node, I've run into this while it's replaying the
commit log:
GCInspector.java (line 145) Heap is 0.9778097528951517 full. You may need
to reduce memtable and/or cache sizes. Cassandra will now flush up to the
two largest memtables to free up memory. Adjust