On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Bryan Cheng <br...@blockcypher.com> wrote:
> Robert, I might be misinterpreting you but I *think* your link is talking > about bootstrapping a new node by bulk loading replica data from your > existing cluster? > Sure... more generically it's about treating the set of data from a source cluster as if it might be the data of a target cluster. > I was referring to using Cassandra's bootstrap to get the node to join and > run (as a member of DC2 but with physical residence in DC1), and then > transfer the /data directory to a new machine to assume the identity of the > old. I *believe* that from the cluster point of view this is just the node > being down for an extended period of time (so the usual caveats apply) > Sure, as long as you specify initial_token in the target DC, this is approximately the same operation as doing it between two different clusters. In the same cluster : new node takes over generation number of old number via auto_bootstrap:false or etc. In different clusters : node bootstraps/auto_bootstrap:falses to same ownership. =Rob
