Yes. That is what most people using RP do.
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Ramzi Rabah <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Since Cassandra uses MD5 hash internally to hash the keys to place on > the ring in a RandomPartitioner, how evenly distributed are the hashes > across the hash space? > > Does it make sense to divide the hash space equally by the number of > machines available using InitialToken(ie, If there are 10 machines, > each will handle 1/10th of maximum hash value) and expect that the > machines will get a reasonably equal load? > > Thanks > Ray >
