I understand adding column family configuration fields using thrift in Pelops for system_add_column_family, and even renaming column families, but what about modifying the actual column family configuration values, e.g. read_repair_chance: 1.0 to read_repair_chance: .5 (as a poor example)?
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Peter Schuller <peter.schul...@infidyne.com > wrote: > > Question regarding schema set-up and modification: I just set up the > newest > > nightly build of 0.7, imported our .yaml file after starting Cassandra, > and > > everything is honky-dorey. We're not sure if Pelops is capable of > modifying > > shema definitions, but it doesn't appear any changes we make to the .yaml > > file after the initial import go through (re-importing using schematool > > doesn't work). > > Expected in 0.7 where the configuration file is essentially just an > example: > > http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/FAQ#no_keyspaces > http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/LiveSchemaUpdates > > > How could I change, for example, the rows_cached or name > > fields below on the fly without losing data? Is this possible? > > Check out the system_* methods at the bottom of > interface/cassandra.thrift. I believe these are in working order for > 0.7. > > -- > / Peter Schuller >
