I don't think you can do nodetool repair on a single node cluster. Still, one day or another you'll have to reboot your server, at which point your cluster will be down. If you want high availability, you should use a 3 nodes cluster with RF = 3.
On 22 January 2015 at 18:10, Robert Coli <rc...@eventbrite.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 9:36 AM, SEGALIS Morgan <msega...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> So I wondered, does a nodetool repair make the server stop serving >> requests, or does it just use a lot of ressources but still serves request ? >> > > In pathological cases, repair can cause a node to seriously degrade. If > you are operating correctly, it just uses lots of resources but still > serves requests. > > =Rob > http://twitter.com/rcolidba >