Might be due to this: Fixed in 2.1.12 (Assuming you are using C*2.1): https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-10422
Some question to have more context: 1. What C* version are you using? 2. Do you use vnodes? 3. How many vnodes per node? 4. How many nodes / DC do you have? 5. How do you run repairs (tool & command)? C*heers, ----------------------- Alain Rodriguez - al...@thelastpickle.com France The Last Pickle - Apache Cassandra Consulting http://www.thelastpickle.com 2016-02-29 15:50 GMT+01:00 Noorul Islam Kamal Malmiyoda <noo...@noorul.com>: > Yes, we have enabled it on OpsCenter. Is that the reason? > On Feb 29, 2016 8:07 PM, "Dominik Keil" <dominik.k...@movilizer.com> > wrote: > >> Are you using incremental repais? >> >> Am 29.02.2016 um 14:36 schrieb Noorul Islam K M: >> >> Hi all, >> >> We are using below compaction settings for a table >> >> compaction = {'timestamp_resolution': 'MILLISECONDS', >> 'max_sstable_age_days': '365', 'base_time_seconds': '60', 'class': >> 'org.apache.cassandra.db.compaction.DateTieredCompactionStrategy'} >> >> But it is creating too many sstables. Currently number of sstables >> is 40000. We have been injecting data for the last three days. >> >> We have set the compactionthroughput to 128 MB/s >> >> $ nodetool getcompactionthroughput >> >> Current compaction throughput: 128 MB/s >> >> But this is not helping. >> >> How can we control the number of sstables in this case? >> >> Thanks and Regards >> Noorul >> >> >> -- >> *Dominik Keil* >> Phone: + 49 (0) 621 150 207 31 >> Mobile: + 49 (0) 151 626 602 14 >> >> Movilizer GmbH >> Julius-Hatry-Strasse 1 >> 68163 Mannheim >> Germany >> >> movilizer.com >> >> [image: Visit company website] <http://movilizer.com/> >> *Reinvent Your Mobile Enterprise* >> >> <http://movilizer.com/training> >> <http://movilizer.com/training> >> >> *Be the first to know:* >> Twitter <https://twitter.com/Movilizer> | LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/movilizer-gmbh> | Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/Movilizer> | stack overflow >> <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/movilizer> >> >> Company's registered office: Mannheim HRB: 700323 / Country Court: >> Mannheim Managing Directors: Alberto Zamora, Jörg Bernauer, Oliver Lesche >> Please inform us immediately if this e-mail and/or any attachment was >> transmitted incompletely or was not intelligible. >> >> This e-mail and any attachment is for authorized use by the intended >> recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential >> information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be >> copied, disclosed to, retained or used by any other party. If you are not >> an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any >> attachment and all copies and inform the sender. > >