On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:52 AM, Jens Rantil <jens.ran...@tink.se> wrote:
> Since repair is a slow and daunting process*, I am considering increasing > max_hint_window_in_ms from its default value of one (1) hour to something > like 24-48 hours. > ... > Are there any other implications of making this change that I haven’t > thought of? > Not really, though 24-48 hours of hints could be an awful lot of hints. I personally run with at least a 6 hour max_h_w_i_m. In older versions of Cassandra, 24-48 hours of hints could hose your node via ineffective constant compaction. =Rob
