Re: Info for storage management / merge algorithms

2016-06-28 Thread Sebastian Estevez
Check out https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-8099 and https://github.com/pcmanus/cassandra/blob/8099_engine_refactor/guide_8099.md for info on the latest storage layer changes in c*. All the best, [image: datastax_logo.png] Sebastián Estévez Solutions Ar

Info for storage management / merge algorithms

2016-06-28 Thread Andrew Springer
Hi all, I'm doing my master thesis on the storage layer of *SQL databases and more specifically on the algorithms used to combine the disk files. I would kindly like to ask for a few pointers describing the storage layer / merge algorithms of Cassandra. I found this research article, but is a bit

Re: SSTable generation numbers

2016-06-28 Thread Rajath Subramanyam
Thanks Tyler. - Rajath Rajath Subramanyam On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Tyler Hobbs wrote: > 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 co

Re: SSTable generation numbers

2016-06-28 Thread Tyler Hobbs
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 wrote: > Hello Cassandra-dev,