The document provides guidance on troubleshooting Cassandra, including determining the root cause of issues. It outlines a troubleshooting process of 1) determining which nodes have problems, 2) examining bottlenecks, 3) finding and understanding errors, 4) asking what changed, 5) determining the root cause, and 6) taking corrective action. It then discusses various tools for troubleshooting like nodetool, OpsCenter, and Cassandra logs and how to configure logging levels.
Introduction to troubleshooting Cassandra, including an overview of the process involving problem identification, error understanding, and corrective actions.
Focus on identifying changes that could cause issues, such as upgrades in software, metrics shifts, and environmental differences.
Discussion on tools and metrics available for diagnosing issues in Cassandra, including OpsCenter, nodetool commands, and log configuration. Details on logging in Cassandra, including formats, configuring logging levels, and the significance of log files for troubleshooting.
Using nodetool to monitor overall system status, including node state, load, and setting up alerts in OpsCenter for node and metric monitoring.
Analysis of read and write operations in Cassandra, focusing on metrics like latency, volume, and common performance issues.
Examining thread pool utilization and performance metrics for read/write requests, including configurations and observed performance.
Insights into SSTable counts, space usage, compaction strategies, and performance metrics related to data storage.
Discussion on tombstone management and configurations needed to optimize Cassandra performance.
Evaluation of system resource use, including CPU, memory, network, and disk utilization. Details on cache settings and optimization.
Insights on variable compaction tasks, including statistics and operational configurations to optimize performance.
Detailing repair processes within Cassandra, monitoring of repair sessions, and synchronizing data across nodes.
Documentation of exceptions and errors, techniques for troubleshooting, and search strategies for resolving issues.