From 3b3686460c67daaa563bd0b0d4983d3daccf9d71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brandon Williams Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:25:27 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] clarity on max hint window --- conf/cassandra.yaml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/conf/cassandra.yaml b/conf/cassandra.yaml index c4732db6fa..aa4db1c9e9 100644 --- a/conf/cassandra.yaml +++ b/conf/cassandra.yaml @@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ initial_token: # See http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/HintedHandoff hinted_handoff_enabled: true # this defines the maximum amount of time a dead host will have hints -# generated. After it has been dead this long, hints will be dropped. +# generated. After it has been dead this long, new hints for it will not be +# created until it has been seen alive and gone down again. max_hint_window_in_ms: 3600000 # one hour # Sleep this long after delivering each hint hinted_handoff_throttle_delay_in_ms: 1