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
