yes, if you're going from 1 to 2 then 1. nodetool drain & stop original node 2. copy everything from *your keyspaces* in data/ directories (but not system keyspace!) to new node 3. start both nodes with replicationfactor=2 and autobootstrap=false [the default]
will be faster. On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 7:12 AM, xavier manach <x...@tekio.org> wrote: > Hi. > > I have a cluster with only 1 node with a lot of datas (500 Go) . > I want add a new node with the same datas (with a ReplicationFactor 2) > > The method normal is : > stop node. > add a node. > change replication factor to 2. > start nodes > use nodetool repair > > But , I didn't know if this other method is valid, and if it's can be > faster : > stop nodes. > copy all SSTables > change replication factor. > start nodes > and > use nodetool repair > > Have you an idea for the faster valid method ? > > Thx. > -- Jonathan Ellis Project Chair, Apache Cassandra co-founder of Riptano, the source for professional Cassandra support http://riptano.com
