Looks like someone else is experiencing almost exactly what we are seeing: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-8552
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 5:14 PM, Robert Coli <rc...@eventbrite.com> wrote: > Might be https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-8061 or one of > the linked/duplicate tickets. > > =Rob > > On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Robert Coli <rc...@eventbrite.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Phil Burress <philtburr...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Just upgraded our cluster from 2.1.1 to 2.1.2 and our nodes keep dying. >>> The kernel is killing the process due to out of memory: >>> >> >> https://engineering.eventbrite.com/what-version-of-cassandra-should-i-run/ >> >> >> Appears to only occur during compactions. We've tried playing with the >>> heap settings but nothing has worked thus far. We did not have this issue >>> until we upgraded. Anyone else run into this or have suggestions? >>> >> >> I would : >> >> 1) see if downgrade is possible (while unsupported, it probably is >> possible) and downgrade if so >> 2) search JIRA 2.1 era for related issues >> 3) examine changes from 2.1.1 to 2.1.2 which relate to compaction >> 4) file a JIRA describing yr experience if no prior one exists >> >> =Rob >> > >