> Bootstrapping uses the same mechanisms as a repair to streams data from other > nodes. This can be a heavy weight process and you may want to control when it > starts. > > Joining the ring just tells the other nodes you exists and this is your token.
And in general, except when initially setting up a cluster, you would not normally want to have a node join the ring without auto_bootstrap enabled since it will serve requests yet be void of any data. -- / Peter Schuller
