stop

Stops the compaction process.

Stops the compaction process.

Synopsis 

nodetool <options> stop  -- <compaction_type>
  • options are:
    • ( -h | --host ) <host name> | <ip address>
    • ( -p | --port ) <port number>
    • ( -pw | --password ) <password >
    • ( -u | --username ) <user name>
  • -- Separates an option and argument that could be mistaken for a option.
  • A compaction type: COMPACTION, VALIDATION, CLEANUP, SCRUB, INDEX_BUILD
Legend
  • Angle brackets (< >) mean not literal, a variable
  • Italics mean optional
  • The pipe (|) symbol means OR or AND/OR
  • Ellipsis (...) means repeatable

A semicolon that terminates CQL statements is not included in the synopsis.

Description 

Stops an operation from continuing to run. This command is typically used to stop a compaction that has a negative impact on the performance of a node. After the compaction stops, Cassandra continues with the remaining operations in the queue. Eventually, Cassandra restarts the compaction.