public void applyModels() throws IOException {
    ColumnFamilyStore cfs = Table.open(tableName).getColumnFamilyStore(cfName);

    // reinitialize the table.
    KSMetaData existing = DatabaseDescriptor.getTableDefinition(tableName);
    CFMetaData cfm = existing.cfMetaData().get(cfName);
    KSMetaData ksm = makeNewKeyspaceDefinition(existing);
    CFMetaData.purge(cfm);
    DatabaseDescriptor.setTableDefinition(ksm, newVersion);

    if (!clientMode) {
      cfs.snapshot(Table.getTimestampedSnapshotName(null));

      CompactionManager.instance.getCompactionLock().lock();
      cfs.flushLock.lock();
      try {
        Table.open(ksm.name).dropCf(cfm.cfId);
      } finally {
        cfs.flushLock.unlock();
        CompactionManager.instance.getCompactionLock().unlock();
      }
    }
  }