nodetool getsstables
Returns the SSTable that owns the partition key.
Synopsis
nodetool [<connection_options>] getsstables
[-hf] [--] <keyspace_name> <table_name> <partition_key>Definition
The short- and long-form options are comma-separated.
Connection options
- -h, --host hostname
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The hostname or IP address of a remote node or nodes. When omitted, the default is the local machine.
- -p, --port jmx_port
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The JMX port number.
- -pw, --password jmxpassword
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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
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The filepath to the file that stores JMX authentication credentials.
- -u, --username jmx_username
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The username for authenticating with secure JMX.
Command arguments
---
Separates an option from an argument that could be mistaken for an option.
- -hf, --hex-format
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Specify the key in hexadecimal string format.
- key
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Partition key of the end points you want to get.
- keyspace_name
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The keyspace name.
- table_name
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The table name.
Examples
Get the SSTable that owns the given partition
nodetool getsstables cycling cyclist_name fb372533-eb95-4bb4-8685-6ef61e994caaResults:
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-b6239e719c0411e8a6f11f56fd0aa24a/aa-3-bti-Data.dbThe hex string representation of the partition key is useful to resolve errors, such as which SSTable owns the faulty partition key for this exception:
nodetool getsstables -hf cycling stats 00040000002e00000800000153441a3ef000Results:
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-b6239e719c0411e8a6f11f5cd5459987/aa-2-bti-Data.dbWhen the primary key of the given table is a blob, get the DecoratedKey from the hexidecimal representation of the partition key:
nodetool getsstables -hf cycling stats 00040000002e00000800000153441a3ef000Results:
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-b6239e719c0411e8a6f11f5cd5459987/aa-2-bti-Data.dbGet the SSTables by specifying the full primary key
nodetool getsstables cycling rank_by_year_and_name "2014:4th Tour of Beijing"Results:
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-b6239e719c0411e8a6f11f5cd5459987/aa-2-bti-Data.db