Giannis, >From here: http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/Operations#Removing_nodes_entirely
Have you tried "nodetool removetoken" ? Ernie On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 4:20 PM, <mike...@thomsonreuters.com> wrote: > Hello Giannis,**** > > ** ** > > Can you share a little bit on how to use the bulk loader ? We’re > considering use bulk loader for a user case. **** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > Mike **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Giannis Neokleous [mailto:gian...@generalsentiment.com] > *Sent:* Monday, November 14, 2011 2:50 PM > *To:* user@cassandra.apache.org > *Subject:* BulkLoader**** > > ** ** > > Hello everyone, > > We're using the bulk loader to load data every day to Cassandra. The > machines that use the bulkloader are diferent every day so their IP > addresses change. When I do "describe cluster" i see all the unreachable > nodes that keep piling up for the past few days. Is there a way to remove > those IP addresses without terminating the whole cluster at the same time > and restarting it? > > The unreachable nodes cause issues when we want to make schema changes to > all the nodes or when we want to truncate a CF. > > Any suggestions? > > -Giannis**** > > This email was sent to you by Thomson Reuters, the global news and > information company. Any views expressed in this message are those of the > individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be > the views of Thomson Reuters.