I thought this was to load between separate clusters not to upgrade within the same cluster. No?
On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:29 AM, "Rob Coli" <rc...@palominodb.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Todd Nine <todd.n...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have recently been trying to restore backups from a v1.0.x cluster we >> have into a 1.1.7 cluster. This has not been as trivial as I expected, and >> I've had a lot of help from the IRC channel in tackling this problem. As a >> way of saying thanks, I'd like to contribute the updated ruby script I was >> originally given for accomplishing this task. Here it is. > > While I laud your contribution, I am still not fully understanding why > this is not working "automagically", as it should : > > http://www.datastax.com/dev/blog/whats-new-in-cassandra-1-1-flexible-data-file-placement > " > What about upgrading? > > Do you need to manually move all pre-1.1 data files to the new > directory structure before upgrading to 1.1? No. Immediately after > Cassandra 1.1 starts, it checks to see whether it has old directory > structure and migrates all data files (including backups and > snapshots) to the new directory structure if needed. So, just upgrade > as you always do (don’t forget to read NEWS.txt first), and you will > get more control over data files for free. > " > > Is it possible that, for example, the installation of the debian > package results in your 1.1.x node starting up before you intend it > to.. and then when you start it again with the 1.0 paths, it doesn't > try to change the paths? > > " * To check if sstables needs migration, we look at the System > directory. If it contains a directory for the status cf, we'll attempt > a sstable migrating. " > > This quote from Directories.java (thx driftx!) suggests that any > starting of a 1.1 node, which would result in a "Status" columnfamily > being created, would make sstablesNeedsMigration return false. > > If this is your case due to the use of the debian package or similar > which auto-starts, your input is welcomed at : > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-2356 > > =Rob > > -- > =Robert Coli > AIM>ALK - rc...@palominodb.com > YAHOO - rcoli.palominob > SKYPE - rcoli_palominodb Southfield Public School students safely access the tech tools they need on and off campus with the Barracuda Web Filter. Quick installation and easy to use- try the Barracuda Web Filter free for 30 days: http://on.fb.me/Vj6JBd
