I take that back. vnodes are useful for any size cluster, but I do not see them as a day one requirement. It seems like many people are stumbling over this.
On Tuesday, February 12, 2013, Edward Capriolo <edlinuxg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Are vnodes on by default. It seems that many on list are using this feature with small clusters. > > I know these days anything named virtual is sexy, but they are not useful for small clusters are they. I do not see why people are using them. > > On Monday, February 11, 2013, aaron morton <aa...@thelastpickle.com> wrote: >> So when you say to do this with a “clean” setup, what are you asking me to do? >> >> Yup >> clear /var/lib/casssandra/data /commitlog /saved_caches >> start the cluster >> use nodetool ring >> You may also want to play with https://github.com/pcmanus/ccm to create a local 3 node cluster to see the difference. Note that the updateconfig setting cannot remove a config setting, so you will need edit the yaml for the nodes. >> Cheers >> ----------------- >> Aaron Morton >> Freelance Cassandra Developer >> New Zealand >> @aaronmorton >> http://www.thelastpickle.com >> On 12/02/2013, at 7:57 AM, stephen.m.thomp...@wellsfargo.com wrote: >> >> Aaron, thanks for your feedback. >> >> .125 >> num_tokens: 256 >> # initial_token: >> >> .126 >> num_tokens: 256 >> #initial_token: >> >> .127 >> num_tokens: 256 >> # initial_token: >> >> This all looks correct. So when you say to do this with a “clean” setup, what are you asking me to do? Is it enough to blow away /var/lib/cassandra and reload the data? Also destroy my Cassandra install (which is just un-tar) and reinstall from nothing? >> >> Stephen Thompson >> Wells Fargo Corporation >> Internet Authentication & Fraud Prevention >> 704.427.3137 (W) | 704.807.3431 (C) >> >> This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information, and is intended for the use of the addressee only. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive thi
