> > I do "nodetool flush", then snapshot the storage. Meanwhile, the DB is > under heavy read/write traffic, with lots of writes per second. What's > the worst that could happen, lose a few writes? >
Nope, you won't lose anything. Snapshots in C* are the equivalent of a cold backup in relational DBs with the key difference that it all takes place while the nodes and cluster remain online and operational. Cheers!
