1. Use compression 2. Used Leveled Compaction
Also, 1TB/node is a lot larger then the normal recommendation... generally speaking more in the 300-400GB range. On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Hiller, Dean <dean.hil...@nrel.gov> wrote: > While diskspace is cheap, nodes are not that cheap, and usually systems have > a 1T limit on each node which means we would love to really not add more > nodes until we hit 70% disk space instead of the normal 50% that we have read > about due to compaction. > > Is there any way to use less disk space during compactions? > Is there any work being done so that compactions take less space in the > future meaning we can buy less nodes? > > Thanks, > Dean -- Aaron Turner http://synfin.net/ Twitter: @synfinatic http://tcpreplay.synfin.net/ - Pcap editing and replay tools for Unix & Windows Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin "carpe diem quam minimum credula postero"