Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-cassandra-user-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: (qmail 29718 invoked from network); 23 Sep 2009 19:59:26 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 23 Sep 2009 19:59:26 -0000 Received: (qmail 15085 invoked by uid 500); 23 Sep 2009 19:59:26 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-cassandra-user-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 15067 invoked by uid 500); 23 Sep 2009 19:59:26 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cassandra-user-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: cassandra-user@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list cassandra-user@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 15058 invoked by uid 99); 23 Sep 2009 19:59:24 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:59:24 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of simongsmith@gmail.com designates 209.85.210.174 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.210.174] (HELO mail-yx0-f174.google.com) (209.85.210.174) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:59:16 +0000 Received: by yxe4 with SMTP id 4so1182605yxe.32 for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:58:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=+xiULe2zphUO4K+uloiHXcVbjiN4CyrbSJlf7/uQYWU=; b=PRU2I5cyKR9T76iIMbwagGStWW00ZDvr4fUcwfR337pI5WAFIb19fiEiSmQ2OZDBX0 +MvHYG5RH0SFLb8uYovDuLoao9bwOcNMkNZAmqpRVNhGWywKaFBcgF+qjbMpkiI7s6OJ Qox0IHoic+cujlQpW/AQoInDUmmArg1dZZN/c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=s3gkbvTXei524I74fiiouDJOs8fMJLC9kykluW8NWv4gWGVr8lmjsuZWr6+IsQ+TQd JL4HJXILG6vuKLTY7y40L++D7Jq52MLioVGaZH9ZcbiDeBKjoheKLEUOir+ZXkrhKFvw YSoZml5gsnPtWfpGLg/a6n6ybyENNHhxBLnfs= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.45.3 with SMTP id s3mr4743245ybs.330.1253735935526; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:58:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <6bd5d4070909231250o575734a5i258a98149c4264b7@mail.gmail.com> References: <6bd5d4070909231250o575734a5i258a98149c4264b7@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:58:55 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: use of nodeprobe snapshot From: Simon Smith To: cassandra-user@incubator.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Thanks, that should get me started. On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Sammy Yu wrote: > Hi Simon, > =A0The sstables are immutable so the snapshot command creates hard > links for each sstable. =A0Right now it is more for archival purposes. > You should be able to take the sstables in the snapshot directory and > put them in the regular data directory. =A0You can also copy the > sstables onto another machine. =A0Currently, there is no support of > telling cassandra to use a particular snapshot if that's what you are > looking for. > > Cheers, > Sammy > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Simon Smith wro= te: >> Is there any documentation on the snapshot functionality - I'm able to >> successfully create one using nodeprobe, but I don't know how I can >> use it. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Simon >> >