I use cron. On one box I just do: for n in node1 node2 node3 node4 ; do nodetool -h $n repair sleep 120 done
A lot easier then managing a bunch of individual crontabs IMHO although I suppose I could of done it with puppet, but then you always have to keep an eye out that your repairs don't overlap over time. On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Edward Sargisson <edward.sargis...@globalrelay.net> wrote: > Hi all, > So nodetool repair has to be run regularly on all nodes. Does anybody have > any interesting strategies or tools for doing this or is everybody just > setting up cron to do it? > > For example, one could write some Puppet code to splay the cron times around > so that only one should be running at once. > Or, perhaps, a central orchestrator that is given some known quiet time and > works its way through the list, running nodetool repair one at a time (using > RPC?) until it runs out of time. > > Cheers, > Edward > -- > > Edward Sargisson > > senior java developer > Global Relay > > edward.sargis...@globalrelay.net > > > 866.484.6630 > New York | Chicago | Vancouver | London (+44.0800.032.9829) | Singapore > (+65.3158.1301) > > Global Relay Archive supports email, instant messaging, BlackBerry, > Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Pivot, YellowJacket, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook > and more. > > > Ask about Global Relay Message — The Future of Collaboration in the > Financial Services World > > > All email sent to or from this address will be retained by Global Relay’s > email archiving system. This message is intended only for the use of the > individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information > that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under > applicable law. Global Relay will not be liable for any compliance or > technical information provided herein. All trademarks are the property of > their respective owners. -- Aaron Turner http://synfin.net/ Twitter: @synfinatic http://tcpreplay.synfin.net/ - Pcap editing and replay tools for Unix & Windows Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin "carpe diem quam minimum credula postero"
