So I have three nodes in a ring in one data center. My configuration has num_tokens: 256 set and initial_token commented out. When I look at the ring, it shows me all of the token ranges of course, and basically identical data for each range on each node. Here is the Cliff's Notes version of what I see:
[root@Config3482VM2 apache-cassandra-1.2.0]# bin/nodetool ring Datacenter: 28 ========== Replicas: 1 Address Rack Status State Load Owns Token 9187343239835811839 10.28.205.125 205 Up Normal 2.85 GB 33.69% -3026347817059713363 10.28.205.125 205 Up Normal 2.85 GB 33.69% -3026276684526453414 10.28.205.125 205 Up Normal 2.85 GB 33.69% -3026205551993193465 (etc) 10.28.205.126 205 Up Normal 1.15 GB 100.00% -9187343239835811840 10.28.205.126 205 Up Normal 1.15 GB 100.00% -9151314442816847872 10.28.205.126 205 Up Normal 1.15 GB 100.00% -9115285645797883904 (etc) 10.28.205.127 205 Up Normal 69.13 KB 66.30% -9223372036854775808 10.28.205.127 205 Up Normal 69.13 KB 66.30% 36028797018963967 10.28.205.127 205 Up Normal 69.13 KB 66.30% 72057594037927935 (etc) So at this point I have a number of questions. The biggest question is of Load. Why does the .125 node have 2.85 GB, .126 has 1.15 GB, and .127 has only 0.000069 GB? These boxes are all comparable and all configured identically. partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.Murmur3Partitioner I'm sorry to ask so many questions - I'm having a hard time finding documentation that explains this stuff. Stephen