[CASSANDRA-18496] Review documentation about needing to stop the server for sstable tools

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Normal
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.x, 3.11.x, 4.0.x, 5.x
• Component/s: Documentation
• Bug Category: Correctness
• Severity: Normal
• Complexity: Normal
• Discovered By: User Report
• Platform: All
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Brandon Williams
• Created: 03/May/23 15:14
• Updated: 03/May/23 15:14

Description

For sstable tools the docs often mention:

Cassandra must be stopped before this tool is executed, or unexpected results will occur.

In CASSANDRA-8720 it was noticed this is not required, and we should probably review the instances of it that we have for accuracy.