Apache Cassandra and Windows

Question

What are the fine tuning configuration for Apache Cassandra for windows machine,I have seen "Unable to create new native thread" due to less number of "max user processes" in linux and the one of the solution is [1] [1]http://vanjikumaran.blogspot.com/2014/01/unable-to-create-new-native-thread-and.html

Therefore, what are the best practices for Apache Cassandra configuration and OS settings for windows?

Answer 1

The best practice for "Cassandra on Windows" right now is "don't". There are a bunch of edge case issues that crop up on Windows because things like file handles behave slightly differently and do not have the same guarantees they do on Linux.

It works well enough to run a dev/test instance on your Windows box for development purposes. But for anything other than that you should really use Linux, as that is what everyone else uses, and it has the most testing.

Here is a blog post with the current status of Cassandra on Windows:
http://www.datastax.com/dev/blog/cassandra-and-windows-past-present-and-future