There really aren't "seed nodes" in a Cassandra cluster. When you specify a seed in a node's configuration it's just a way to let it know how to find the other nodes in the cluster. A node functions the same whether it is another node's seed or not. In other words, all of the nodes in a cluster are functionally identical - no masters, no slaves, no seeds, etc.
So, when adding a new node to an existing cluster, you should AutoBootstrap it. On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Per Olesen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Just a quick question on seed nodes and auto bootstrap. > > Am I correct in that a seed node won't be able to AutoBootstrap? And if so, > will a seed node newly added to an existing cluster then not take long time > before it actually starts getting any work to it? I mean, if it doesn't start > with moving some data to itself, it will have to wait until new data comes in > and is determined to live on that new node. > Correct? > > /Per > >
