nodetool inmemorystatus

Returns a list of the in-memory tables and the amount of memory each table is using.

Synopsis

nodetool [<connection_options>] inmemorystatus
[--] [<keyspace_name> <table_name> [<table_name> ...]]

Definition

The short- and long-form options 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 username for authenticating with secure JMX.

Command arguments

--

Separates an option from an argument that could be mistaken for an option.

keyspace_name

The keyspace name.

table_name

One or more table names, separated by a space.

Examples

nodetool inmemorystatus

Results when there are in-memory tables:

Max Memory to Lock:                          3209MB
Current Total Memory Locked:                    260MB
Current Total Memory Not Able To Lock:          17MB
Keyspace                       ColumnFamily                           Size     Couldn't Lock   Usage
cycling                        popular_count                         260MB              17MB      8%
cycling                        birthday_list                           0MB               0MB      0%

Results when there are no in-memory tables:

Max Memory to Lock:                          3209MB
Current Total Memory Locked:                    0MB
Current Total Memory Not Able To Lock:          0MB
No MemoryOnlyStrategy tables found.
nodetool inmemorystatus cycling popular_count

Results when the specified table is using MemoryOnlyStrategy:

Max Memory to Lock:                          3209MB
Current Total Memory Locked:                    260MB
Current Total Memory Not Able To Lock:          17MB
Keyspace                       ColumnFamily                           Size     Couldn't Lock   Usage
cycling                        popular_count                         260MB              17MB      8%

Results when the specified table is not using MemoryOnlyStrategy:

nodetool: Keyspace cycling Table birthday_list is not using MemoryOnlyStrategy.

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