Hi. The documentation suggests to use the replace_address startup parameter for replacing a dead node. However, it doesn't motivate why this is superior over adding a new node and retiring the dead one using nodetool removenode. I assume it can be more efficient since the new node can take over the exact tokens of the dead node. Are there any other differences? Can it be reasonable to not use replace_address in the interest of more uniform operations?
br, Ulrich
