nodetool upgradesstables

Rewrites SSTables for tables that are not running the current version of Cassandra. Ensures that the SSTables are compatible with the current version.

Synopsis

nodetool <options> upgradesstables
 ( -a | --include-all-sstables ) 
 -- <keyspace>  <table> ...

Cassandra tarball installations:

installation_location/cassandra/bin

Table 1. Options
Short	Long	Description
`-h`	`--host`	Hostname or IP address.
-j	--job	Number of sstables to upgrade simultaneously; 0 uses all available threads.
`-p`	`--port`	Port number.
`-pwf`	`--password-file`	Password file path.
`-pw`	`--password`	Password.
`-u`	`--username`	Remote JMX agent username.
-a	--include-all-sstables	Snapshot name.
`keyspace`	Name of keyspace.
`table`	One or more table names, separated by a space.
`--`	Separates an option from an argument that could be mistaken for a option.

Description

Rewrites SSTables on a node that are incompatible with the current version. Use this command when upgrading your server or changing compression options.