Hi all, I am facing the above issue in Cassandra 1.1.0, it will add 134.2MB commitlog file in every restart, but it never delete it. We can't control the commitlog dir size even by explicitly setting commitlog_total_space_in_mb in cassandra.yaml. I set commitlog_total_space_in_mb as 512 in cassandra.yaml and did some testing, now my commitlog directory size reached 1.1 GB.
Also I turned on debug log for CommitLog, This is what I get when server starts. [2012-08-08 11:25:30,860] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor} - Global memtable threshold is enabled at 151MB [2012-08-08 11:25:31,427] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.CacheService} - Initializing key cache with capacity of 12 MBs. [2012-08-08 11:25:31,443] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.CacheService} - Scheduling key cache save to each 14400 seconds (going to save all keys). [2012-08-08 11:25:31,445] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.CacheService} - Initializing row cache with capacity of 0 MBs and provider org.apache.cassandra.cache.SerializingCacheProvider [2012-08-08 11:25:31,448] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.CacheService} - Scheduling row cache save to each 0 seconds (going to save all keys). [2012-08-08 11:25:31,677] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-hc-6 (1644 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:31,677] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-hc-5 (5967 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:31,784] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/Versions/system-Versions-hc-5 (247 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:31,789] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/Versions/system-Versions-hc-6 (247 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:31,887] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-hc-1 (242 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:31,897] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-hc-2 (244 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:31,935] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-14 (80 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:31,935] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-13 (346 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:31,935] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-15 (163 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:32,980] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/EVENT_KS/org_wso2_sample_httpd_logs/EVENT_KS-org_wso2_sample_httpd_logs-hc-2 (312328 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:32,980] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/EVENT_KS/org_wso2_sample_httpd_logs/EVENT_KS-org_wso2_sample_httpd_logs-hc-3 (312992 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:32,984] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/EVENT_KS/org_wso2_sample_httpd_logs/EVENT_KS-org_wso2_sample_httpd_logs-hc-1 (647552 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:33,183] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/EVENT_KS/bam_service_data_publisher/EVENT_KS-bam_service_data_publisher-hc-1 (249143 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:33,266] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/META_KS/STREAM_DEFINITION_ID_TO_KEY/META_KS-STREAM_DEFINITION_ID_TO_KEY-hc-1 (152 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:33,266] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/META_KS/STREAM_DEFINITION_ID_TO_KEY/META_KS-STREAM_DEFINITION_ID_TO_KEY-hc-2 (150 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:33,362] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/META_KS/STREAM_DEFINITION/META_KS-STREAM_DEFINITION-hc-2 (319 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:33,363] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/META_KS/STREAM_DEFINITION/META_KS-STREAM_DEFINITION-hc-1 (484 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:33,412] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/META_KS/STREAM_ID/META_KS-STREAM_ID-hc-1 (163 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:33,422] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTableReader} - Opening ./repository/database/cassandra/data/META_KS/STREAM_ID/META_KS-STREAM_ID-hc-2 (161 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:33,447] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.AbstractCassandraDaemon} - completed pre-loading (6 keys) key cache. [2012-08-08 11:25:34,227] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809612463142.log, ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986125630.log, ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986875007.log, ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986654744.log, ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986776035.log, ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986520160.log, ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986412471.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,230] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809612463142.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,255] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809612463142.log starting at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,255] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,295] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - replaying mutation for system.6275696c64: {ColumnFamily(Versions [version:false:5@1344363219522000 ,])} [2012-08-08 11:25:34,322] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 91 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,322] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - replaying mutation for system.63716c: {ColumnFamily(Versions [version:false:5@1344363219527000,])} [2012-08-08 11:25:34,322] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 180 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,323] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - replaying mutation for system.746872696674: {ColumnFamily(Versions [version:false:7@1344363219528000,])} [2012-08-08 11:25:34,323] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 274 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,324] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - replaying mutation for system.4c: {ColumnFamily(LocationInfo [47656e65726174696f6e:false:4@1344363219567000,])} [2012-08-08 11:25:34,325] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 363 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,325] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - replaying mutation for system.426f6f747374726170: {ColumnFamily(LocationInfo [42:false:1@1344363219785000,])} [2012-08-08 11:25:34,325] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 448 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,325] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - replaying mutation for system.4c: {ColumnFamily(LocationInfo [546f6b656e:false:16@1344363219786000 ,])} [2012-08-08 11:25:34,326] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 544 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,326] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Encountered end of segment marker at 548 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,326] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Finished reading ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809612463142.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,326] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986125630.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,359] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986125630.log starting at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,359] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,359] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Encountered end of segment marker at 4 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,360] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Finished reading ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986125630.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,360] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986875007.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,392] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986875007.log starting at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,392] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,393] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Encountered end of segment marker at 4 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,393] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Finished reading ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986875007.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,393] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986654744.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,429] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986654744.log starting at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,429] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,429] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Encountered end of segment marker at 4 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,430] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Finished reading ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986654744.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,430] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986776035.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,449] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986776035.log starting at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,450] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,450] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Encountered end of segment marker at 4 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,451] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Finished reading ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986776035.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,451] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986520160.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,493] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986520160.log starting at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,493] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,494] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Encountered end of segment marker at 4 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,494] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Finished reading ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986520160.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,494] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986412471.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,515] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Replaying ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986412471.log starting at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,515] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Reading mutation at 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,515] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Encountered end of segment marker at 4 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,516] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Finished reading ./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-15809986412471.log [2012-08-08 11:25:34,516] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Finished waiting on mutations from recovery [2012-08-08 11:25:34,519] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.ColumnFamilyStore} - Enqueuing flush of Memtable-Versions@507924927(83/103 serialized/live bytes, 3 ops) [2012-08-08 11:25:34,520] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.Memtable} - Writing Memtable-Versions@507924927(83/103 serialized/live bytes, 3 ops) [2012-08-08 11:25:34,840] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.Memtable} - Completed flushing ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/Versions/system-Versions-hc-7-Data.db (247 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:34,858] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - discard completed log segments for ReplayPosition(segmentId=2233031438605, position=0), column family 7 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,859] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - *Not safe to delete commit log CommitLogSegment(./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2233031438605.log); dirty is ; hasNext: false* [2012-08-08 11:25:34,859] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - Log replay complete, 3 replayed mutations [2012-08-08 11:25:34,879] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService} - Cassandra version: 1.1.0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,879] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService} - Thrift API version: 19.30.0 [2012-08-08 11:25:34,881] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService} - CQL supported versions: 2.0.0,3.0.0-beta1 (default: 2.0.0) [2012-08-08 11:25:34,904] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService} - Loading persisted ring state [2012-08-08 11:25:34,906] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService} - Starting up server gossip [2012-08-08 11:25:34,917] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.ColumnFamilyStore} - Enqueuing flush of Memtable-LocationInfo@1885256814(29/36 serialized/live bytes, 1 ops) [2012-08-08 11:25:34,918] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.Memtable} - Writing Memtable-LocationInfo@1885256814(29/36 serialized/live bytes, 1 ops) [2012-08-08 11:25:35,182] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.Memtable} - Completed flushing ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-16-Data.db (80 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:35,183] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - discard completed log segments for ReplayPosition(segmentId=2233031438605, position=363), column family 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:35,184] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - * Not safe to delete commit log CommitLogSegment(./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2233031438605.log); dirty is Versions (7), ; hasNext: false* [2012-08-08 11:25:35,192] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.compaction.CompactionTask} - Compacting [SSTableReader(path='./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-13-Data.db'), SSTableReader(path='./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-14-Data.db'), SSTableReader(path='./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-16-Data.db'), SSTableReader(path='./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-15-Data.db')] [2012-08-08 11:25:35,390] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService} - Starting Messaging Service on port 7000 [2012-08-08 11:25:35,399] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService} - Using saved token 83957406514855090039949046883112789193 [2012-08-08 11:25:35,401] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.ColumnFamilyStore} - Enqueuing flush of Memtable-LocationInfo@1345718067(53/66 serialized/live bytes, 2 ops) [2012-08-08 11:25:35,401] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.Memtable} - Writing Memtable-LocationInfo@1345718067(53/66 serialized/live bytes, 2 ops) [2012-08-08 11:25:35,959] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.compaction.CompactionTask} - Compacted to [./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-17-Data.db,]. 669 to 346 (~51% of original) bytes for 3 keys at 0.000502MB/s. Time: 657ms. [2012-08-08 11:25:36,001] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.db.Memtable} - Completed flushing ./repository/database/cassandra/data/system/LocationInfo/system-LocationInfo-hc-18-Data.db (163 bytes) [2012-08-08 11:25:36,002] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - discard completed log segments for ReplayPosition(segmentId=2233031438605, position=544), column family 0 [2012-08-08 11:25:36,002] DEBUG {org.apache.cassandra.db.commitlog.CommitLog} - *Not safe to delete commit log CommitLogSegment(./repository/database/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2233031438605.log); dirty is Versions (7), ; hasNext: false* [2012-08-08 11:25:36,003] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService} - Node localhost/127.0.0.1state jump to normal [2012-08-08 11:25:36,009] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService} - Bootstrap/Replace/Move completed! Now serving reads. [2012-08-08 11:25:36,010] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.utils.Mx4jTool} - Will not load MX4J, mx4j-tools.jar is not in the classpath [2012-08-08 11:25:36,058] INFO {org.apache.axis2.deployment.ClusterBuilder} - Clustering has been disabled [2012-08-08 11:25:36,173] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.thrift.CassandraDaemon} - Binding thrift service to localhost/127.0.0.1:9160 [2012-08-08 11:25:36,254] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.thrift.CassandraDaemon} - Using TFastFramedTransport with a max frame size of 15728640 bytes. [2012-08-08 11:25:36,257] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.thrift.CassandraDaemon} - Using synchronous/threadpool thrift server on localhost/127.0.0.1 : 9160 [2012-08-08 11:25:36,258] INFO {org.wso2.carbon.cassandra.server.CassandraServerController} - Cassandra Server Controller Thread was destroyed successfully [2012-08-08 11:25:36,258] INFO {org.apache.cassandra.thrift.CassandraDaemon} - Listening for thrift clients... What is the reason for keeping old commitlogs eventhough I have set commitlog_total_space_in_mb in cassandra.yaml? Why is this printing "Not safe to delete" message? Appreciate your help on fixing this issue. Thanks, Kasun.