Hello all! Thanks for taking the time to read this, I'm new to Cassandra and really want to get it working :)
Below you'll find the output from tpstats on the three nodes in my .8.1 cluster. As you'll note from ring (also below), my cluster appears balanced. However, please note that NODE1 is the only node that has completed any ReplicateOnWriteStage actions. I've been having a lot of trouble with RoW and seen a single node in my various test clusters get hugely backed up on this stage to the point where it slows all writes to a crawl. I'm using counters in a column family defined like this: ==== KEYSPACE/CF ==== create keyspace Keyspace1 with strategy_options=[{replication_factor:3}] and placement_strategy = 'org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleStrategy'; use Keyspace1; create column family TwitterTest with default_validation_class = CounterColumnType and replicate_on_write = true; ==== With any given batch_insert() I'm incrementing ~17,000 counters. I've backed off a bit and started using ConsistencyLevel.QUORUM, as it was suggested elsewhere that ANY or ONE could overwhelm the system. I hope I'm just doing something stupid and one you experienced folks can point out my error. Thanks in advance! Ian ==== MORE DATA ==== Address DC Rack Status State Load Owns Token 113427455640312821154458202477256070484 10.87.9.57 datacenter1 rack1 Up Normal 193.86 MB 33.33% 0 10.86.223.32 datacenter1 rack1 Up Normal 191.1 MB 33.33% 56713727820156410577229101238628035242 10.86.229.24 datacenter1 rack1 Up Normal 193.63 MB 33.33% 113427455640312821154458202477256070484 SEED Pool Name Active Pending Completed ReadStage 0 0 7 RequestResponseStage 0 0 1479839 MutationStage 0 0 1479908 ReadRepairStage 0 0 0 ReplicateOnWriteStage 0 0 0 GossipStage 0 0 5176 AntiEntropyStage 0 0 0 MigrationStage 0 0 128 MemtablePostFlusher 0 0 28 StreamStage 0 0 0 FlushWriter 0 0 28 MiscStage 0 0 2 FlushSorter 0 0 0 InternalResponseStage 0 0 363 HintedHandoff 0 0 0 NODE1 Pool Name Active Pending Completed ReadStage 0 0 7 RequestResponseStage 0 0 2960208 MutationStage 0 0 1480104 ReadRepairStage 0 0 0 ReplicateOnWriteStage 0 0 1480104 GossipStage 0 0 4151 AntiEntropyStage 0 0 0 MigrationStage 0 0 128 MemtablePostFlusher 0 0 31 StreamStage 0 0 8 FlushWriter 0 0 31 MiscStage 0 0 8 FlushSorter 0 0 0 InternalResponseStage 0 0 1 HintedHandoff 0 0 0 NODE2 Pool Name Active Pending Completed ReadStage 0 0 7 RequestResponseStage 0 0 0 MutationStage 0 0 1481530 ReadRepairStage 0 0 0 ReplicateOnWriteStage 0 0 0 GossipStage 0 0 4201 AntiEntropyStage 0 0 0 MigrationStage 0 0 128 MemtablePostFlusher 0 0 31 StreamStage 0 0 6 FlushWriter 0 0 31 MiscStage 0 0 6 FlushSorter 0 0 0 InternalResponseStage 0 0 1 HintedHandoff 0 0 0