> Keyspace: NetworkTopologyStrategy, 1DC, RF=2 > > 1 node goes down and we cannot read from the ring. > > My expectation is that LOCAL_QUORUM dictates that it will return a record > once a majority (N/2 +1) of replicas reports back.
Yes, the RF and the number of hosts that are up within the replica set of the row in question is what matters. > 2/2 + 1 = 2 > > I originally thought N=3 for 3 nodes but someone has corrected me on this > that it's the replicas (2) but when I use the cli, setConsistencyLevel AS > LOCAL_QUORUM nothing comes back. Set it back to ONE I can see the data > > Is there somethin I'm missing? I don't know, but I am guessing this is just a poor UI issue. The CLI is probably getting an Unavailable exception and just giving you nothing instead of reporting a problem, but that is speculation on my part. -- / Peter Schuller (@scode, http://worldmodscode.wordpress.com)