Take also into account Thrift's limits. http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/CassandraLimitations
Paolo On Jun 20, 2012 10:11 PM, "Dave Brosius" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Column values are limited at 2G. > > Why store them as Base64? that just adds overhead. Storing the raw bytes > will save you a bunch. > > > *----- Original Message -----* > *From:* "Cyril Auburtin" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wed, June 20, 2012 13:38 > *Subject:* store large String as col value > > In order to store picture, transfered as a base 64 encoded String in the > message > > I wanted to ask, what is the limit for column values (since the wiki is > down just now) > > the row has a limit of 2GB, it should be enough for pictures, but a single > column Row, has als o a limit of ~2GB? > > Is it critical with replication? Is it better to cut down the String in > shorter pieces and store them in different rows to support more easily > read/write towards replication? >
