Re: Confusion regarding the terms "replica" and "replication factor"

2012-05-23 Thread java jalwa
; the DS docs about it. > > Cheers > > - > Aaron Morton > Freelance Developer > @aaronmorton > http://www.thelastpickle.com > > On 23/05/2012, at 3:16 PM, java jalwa wrote: > >> Hi all, >>              I am a bit confused regarding the

Confusion regarding the terms "replica" and "replication factor"

2012-05-22 Thread java jalwa
Hi all, I am a bit confused regarding the terms "replica" and "replication factor". Assume that I am using RandomPartitioner and NetworkTopologyStrategy for replica placement. >From what I understand, with a RandomPartitioner, a row key will always be hashed and be stored on the node