Cassandra has distributed architecture. So 1 node does not fit into it. although it can used but you loose its benefits , ok if you are just playing around, use vm to learn how cluster communicate, handle request.
To get full tolerance, redundancy and consistency minimum 3 node is required. Imp read here: http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/ http://www.datastax.com/docs/1.0/index http://thelastpickle.com/ http://www.acunu.com/blogs/all/ On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Garvita Mehta <garvita.me...@tcs.com>wrote: > its not advisable to use cassandra on single node, as its basic definition > says if a node fails, data still remains in the system, atleast 3 nodes > must be there while setting up a cassandra cluster. > > > Garvita Mehta > CEG - Open Source Technology Group > Tata Consultancy Services > Ph:- +91 22 67324756 > Mailto: garvita.me...@tcs.com > Website: http://www.tcs.com > ____________________________________________ > Experience certainty. IT Services > Business Solutions > Outsourcing > ____________________________________________ > > -----puneet loya **wrote: ----- > > To: user@cassandra.apache.org > From: puneet loya <puneetl...@gmail.com> > Date: 03/24/2012 06:36PM > Subject: Fwd: information on cassandra > > > > > hi, > > I m puneet, an engineering student. I would like to know that, is > cassandra useful considering we just have a single node(rather a single > system) having all the information. > I m looking for decent response time for the database. can you please > respond? > > Thank you , > > Regards, > > Puneet Loya > > =====-----=====-----===== > Notice: The information contained in this e-mail > message and/or attachments to it may contain > confidential or privileged information. If you are > not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the > information contained in this e-mail message > and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, > please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and > immediately and permanently delete the message > and any attachments. Thank you > >
