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Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week

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Product type Book
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787288867
Pages 308 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Sudarshan Kadambi Sudarshan Kadambi
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Xun (Brian) Wu Xun (Brian) Wu
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Introduction to NoSQL Databases MongoDB Neo4j Redis Cassandra HBase DynamoDB InfluxDB Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Tips for success


Following are some tips you may need while using Cassandra:

Run Cassandra on Linux

Cassandra may work on Windows, but remember that this is a fairly new development in the Cassandra world. If you want the best chance of building a successful cluster, build it on Linux.

Open ports 7199, 7000, 7001, and 9042

Cassandra needs 7199 for JMX (nodetool), 7000 for gossip, 7001 for gossip over SSL, and 9042 for native binary (client connections). You shouldn't need Thrift (port 9160), so don't open the port or enable the protocol unless you have a reason to.

Enable security

At the very least, you should enable authorization and authentication.

Use solid state drives (SSDs) if possible

The primary bottleneck on Cassandra is disk I/O, and SSDs will help you to mitigate that. The cassandra.yaml file also contains some specific settings for optimizing an instance backed by SSDs, so be sure to look those up and activate them where appropriate. Never use a NAS or SAN for Cassandra.

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