32 bit integer overflow is the only scenario where a single node would wrap around.
However, when copying sstables from one node to another, there can easily be conflicts, so this is something to be careful about. On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 8:10 PM, Rajath Subramanyam <rajat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Cassandra-dev, > > Are there any scenarios in which the generation numbers of SSTables (i.e. > ksname-cfname-<gen_num>-Data.db) can wrap around, without the admin > dropping and re-creating the CF with the same name ? > > I believe that the answer must be version-agnostic, but in case it matters, > I am specifically asking this question for C* 2.0/2.1. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > - Rajath > ------------------------ > Rajath Subramanyam > -- Tyler Hobbs DataStax <http://datastax.com/>
