# \#scaling

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## [Deep dive into Elasticity, how does ScyllaDB scale (with Tablets), compared to Cassandra (with vNodes)?](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/deep-dive-into-elasticity-how-does-scylladb-scale-with-tablets-compared-to-cassandra-with-vnodes/5250)

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**Author:** [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/deep-dive-into-elasticity-how-does-scylladb-scale-with-tablets-compared-to-cassandra-with-vnodes/5250 "2026-01-26T08:21:59Z")

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@felipemendes recently wrote an in-depth blog post comparing the performance of scaling a ScyllaDB cluster, using Tablets, to a Cassandra cluster, using vNodes. Being able to scale a cluster fast translates to lower tot…

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## [How to trigger cleanup tasks sequentially instead of in parallel on 1.12](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/how-to-trigger-cleanup-tasks-sequentially-instead-of-in-parallel-on-1-12/5136)

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**Author:** [@Cong\_Guo](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Cong_Guo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/how-to-trigger-cleanup-tasks-sequentially-instead-of-in-parallel-on-1-12/5136 "2025-10-23T07:28:25Z")

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Hi, I’m using Scylla Operator 1.12. After scaling, cleanup jobs seem to run simultaneously on all nodes, which puts significant pressure on the cluster. Wonder is there a way to run these jobs sequentially instead of in …

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## [(rate limiting dropped 498 similar messages) Waiting for 2 live nodes to show up in gossip, currently 1 present](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/rate-limiting-dropped-498-similar-messages-waiting-for-2-live-nodes-to-show-up-in-gossip-currently-1-present/4917)

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**Author:** [@Amit\_Sahoo](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Amit_Sahoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/rate-limiting-dropped-498-similar-messages-waiting-for-2-live-nodes-to-show-up-in-gossip-currently-1-present/4917 "2025-06-25T12:44:26Z")

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Installation details #ScyllaDB version: 5.4.9 #Cluster size: 3 os (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu/AWS AMI): AWS AMI I have a cluster having 3 nodes. Out of them 2 are seed node. I am trying to add 1 more node. Going forward thi…