On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 5:24 PM, brianchang <brian_chan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> One more follow-up question: can we freely switch back to > SizeTieredCompactionStrategy later (and also resume running major > compaction > cron job), if we find LeveledCompactionStrategy does not end up with better > performance (e.g., if we should experience those intensive I/O problems > mentioned in the "when not to use Leveled Compaction" document)...? > Yes. The switch back will likely trigger a bunch of compaction, but that's the only side effect. If you're already hoping to do a major, that probably isn't a problem for you. :D =Rob