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

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 file path 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.

-hf, --hex-format

Specify the key in hexadecimal string format.

key

Partition key of the end points you want to get.

keyspace_name

The keyspace name.

table_name

The table name.

Examples

Get the SSTable that owns the given partition
nodetool getsstables cycling cyclist_name fb372533-eb95-4bb4-8685-6ef61e994caa

Result:

/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-b6239e719c0411e8a6f11f56fd0aa24a/aa-3-bti-Data.db
Use the hex string representation of the partition key to resolve errors

For example, to determine which SSTable owns the faulty partition key for an exception:

nodetool getsstables -hf cycling stats 00040000002e00000800000153441a3ef000

Result:

/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-b6239e719c0411e8a6f11f5cd5459987/aa-2-bti-Data.db
For a blob primary key, get the DecoratedKey from the hexadecimal representation of the partition key
nodetool getsstables -hf cycling stats 00040000002e00000800000153441a3ef000

Result:

/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-b6239e719c0411e8a6f11f5cd5459987/aa-2-bti-Data.db
Get SSTables by specifying the full primary key
nodetool getsstables cycling rank_by_year_and_name "2014:4th Tour of Beijing"

Result:

/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-b6239e719c0411e8a6f11f5cd5459987/aa-2-bti-Data.db

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