`nodetool settimeout`

Where is the cassandra.yaml file?

The location of the cassandra.yaml file depends on the type of installation:

Installation Type Location

Installation Type	Location
Package installations + Installer-Services installations	`/etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra.yaml`
Tarball installations + Installer-No Services installations	`<installation_location>/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml`

Package installations + Installer-Services installations

/etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra.yaml

Tarball installations + Installer-No Services installations

<installation_location>/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml

Temporarily sets the timeout for the given timeout type by overriding the corresponding setting in cassandra.yaml:

read - read_request_timeout_in_ms
range - range_request_timeout_in_ms
write - write_request_timeout_in_ms
counterwrite - counter_write_request_timeout_in_ms
cascontention - cas_contention_timeout_in_ms
truncate - truncate_request_timeout_in_ms
misc, such as general rpc_timeout_in_ms

To persist the setting, change the cassandra.yaml setting.

To discover the current timeouts, use nodetool gettimeout.

Synopsis

nodetool [connection_options] settimeout
[--] timeout_type timeout_in_ms

Syntax conventions

Syntax conventions Description

Syntax conventions	Description
UPPERCASE	Literal keyword.
Lowercase	Not literal.
`Italics`	Variable value. Replace with a valid option or user-defined value.
`[ ]`	Optional. Square brackets ( `[ ]` ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
`( )`	Group. Parentheses ( `( )` ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.
`\|`	Or. A vertical bar ( `\|` ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
`...`	Repeatable. An ellipsis ( `...` ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.
`'Literal string'`	Single quotation ( `'` ) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.
`{ key:value }`	Map collection. Braces ( `{ }` ) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.
`<datatype1,datatype2>`	Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( `< >` ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.
`cql_statement;`	End CQL statement. A semicolon ( `;` ) terminates all CQL statements.
`[ -- ]`	Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( `--` ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.
`' <schema> … </schema> '`	Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( `'` ) surround an entire XML schema declaration.
`@xml_entity='xml_entity_type'`	Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrconfig files.

UPPERCASE

Literal keyword.

Lowercase

Not literal.

Italics

Variable value. Replace with a valid option or user-defined value.

[ ]

Optional. Square brackets ( [ ] ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.

( )

Group. Parentheses ( ( ) ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.

|

Or. A vertical bar ( | ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.

...

Repeatable. An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.

'Literal string'

Single quotation ( ' ) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.

{ key:value }

Map collection. Braces ( { } ) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.

<datatype1,datatype2>

Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( < > ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.

cql_statement;

End CQL statement. A semicolon ( ; ) terminates all CQL statements.

[ -- ]

Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( -- ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.

' <schema> … </schema> '

Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( ' ) surround an entire XML schema declaration.

@xml_entity='xml_entity_type'

Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrconfig files.

Definition

The short form and long form parameters are comma-separated.

Connection options

-h, --host hostname: The hostname or IP address of a remote node or nodes. When omitted, the default is the local machine.
-p, --port jmx_port: The JMX port number.
-pw, --password jmxpassword: The JMX password for authenticating with secure JMX. If a password is not provided, you are prompted to enter one.
-pwf, --password-file jmx_password_filepath: The filepath to the file that stores JMX authentication credentials.
-u, --username jmx_username: The user name for authenticating with secure JMX.

Command arguments

--: Separates an option from an argument that could be mistaken for an option.
timeout_in_ms: Time to wait in milliseconds.

0 - Disables socket streaming timeout.
timeout_type: The timeout type: read, range, write, counterwrite, cascontention, truncate, streamingsocket, or misc (general rpc_timeout_in_ms).

Examples

Set write timeout for 15 ms

nodetool settimeout write 15

Disable truncate timeout

nodetool settimeout truncate 0