nodetool stop

Stops all compaction operations from continuing to run, typically run on a node where compaction has a negative impact on performance. After the compaction stops, the remaining operations in the queue are continued. Eventually, the compaction is restarted.

Synopsis

nodetool [<connection_options>] stop
[-id <compaction_id>] [--] <compaction_type>

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.

-id, --compaction-id compaction_id

Stop a single compaction operation by the specified ID. Use nodetool compactionstats to find the ids of compaction operations in progress.

compaction_type

Supported compaction types:

  • COMPACTION

  • VALIDATION

  • CLEANUP

  • SCRUB

  • UPGRADE_SSTABLES

  • VERIFY

  • INDEX_BUILD

  • TOMBSTONE_COMPACTION

  • ANTICOMPACTION

  • VIEW_BUILD

  • INDEX_SUMMARY

  • RELOCATE

  • GARBAGE_COLLECT

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