http://www.datastax.com/dev/blog/bulk-loading indicates that "it is perfectly reasonable to load data into a live, active cluster."
So lets say my cluster has a single KS & CF and it contains a key "test" with a SC named "Cass" and a normal subcolumn named "Data" that has value 1. If I SSTLoad data into that KS & CF that has the same key, it will rely on timestamps stored in the SSTable to overwrite value "1" or not, right ? What if the column is a counter ? Does it overwrite or increment ? Ie if the SST I am loading has the exact same setup but value 2, will my value change to 3 ? Thanks