AFAIK it uses the value returned via nodetool ring or info, which is also the load reported against the StorageService in JMX. This is the sum of the live disk space used for each CF.
The best approach though is to manually assign the tokens to your nodes, and bring the nodes up with auto bootstrap off. The Operations page on the wiki has information on the Bootstrap process, Token Selection and Load Balancing http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/Operations Aaron On 14 Oct 2010, at 00:17, Maxim Grinev wrote: > What parameters does Cassandra analyze to pick the most-loaded node to > determine the position for a new node during bootstrapping? I would like to > understand the exact parameters, not just an idea. > > Are this parameters available via the monitoring API > (http://www.riptano.com/docs/0.6.5/operations/monitoring)? > > > Thanks, > Maxim Grinev > >
