Hello, I recently did the "Enabling virtual nodes on an existing production cluster" procedure ( http://www.datastax.com/documentation/cassandra/1.2/webhelp/cassandra/configuration/configVnodesProduction_t.html), and noticed that the output of the command "nodetool ring" changes significantly when virtual nodes are enabled in a new data center.
Before, it showed only 1 token per node, now it shows 256 tokens per node (output below). So, that means 256*N entries, which makes the command unreadable, while before it was pretty useful to check the cluster status in a human-readable format. Moreover, the command is taking much longer to execute. Is this expected behavior, or did I make any mistake during the procedure? Cassandra version: 1.2.10 Before it was like this: Datacenter: VNodesDisabled ========== Replicas: 3 Address Rack Status State Load Owns Token 28356863910078205239614050619314017619 AAA.BBB.CCC.1 x Up Normal 236.49 GB 20.83% 113427455640312821154458002477256070480 AAA.BBB.CCC.2 x Up Normal 347.6 GB 29.17% 77981375752715064543690004203113548455 AAA.BBB.CCC.3 x Up Normal 332.46 GB 37.50% 106338614526609105785626408013334622686 AAA.BBB.CCC.4 x Up Normal 198.94 GB 20.83% 141784319550391026443072753090570088104 AAA.BBB.CCC.5 x Up Normal 330.68 GB 33.33% 92159807707754167187997289512070557265 AAA.BBB.CCC.6 x Up Normal 268.64 GB 25.00% 155962751505430129087380028400227096915 AAA.BBB.CCC.7 x Up Normal 262.43 GB 25.00% 163051967482949680409533666060055601314 AAA.BBB.CCC.8 x Up Normal 200.18 GB 16.67% 1 AAA.BBB.CCC.9 x Up Normal 189.13 GB 16.67% 120516671617832372476611040132084574885 AAA.BBB.CCC.10 x Up Normal 220.7 GB 25.00% 42535295865117307932921025928971026429 AAA.BBB.CCC.11 x Up Normal 259.36 GB 25.00% 35446079887597756610768088274142522024 AAA.BBB.CCC.12 x Up Normal 270.32 GB 25.00% 28356863910078205088614550619314017619 Now it is like this: Datacenter: VNodesEnabled ========== Replicas: 3 Address Rack Status State Load Owns Token 168998414504718061309167200639854699955 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.1 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 4176479009577065052560790400565254 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.1 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 291517050854558940844583227825291566 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.1 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 389126351568277133928956802249918052 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.1 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 504218791605899949008255495493335240 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.2 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 4176479009577065052560790400565254 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.2 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 291517050854558940844583227825291566 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.2 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 389126351568277133928956802249918052 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.2 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 504218791605899949008255495493335240 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.3 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 4176479009577065052560790400565254 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.3 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 291517050854558940844583227825291566 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.3 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 389126351568277133928956802249918052 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.3 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 504218791605899949008255495493335240 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.4 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 4176479009577065052560790400565254 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.4 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 291517050854558940844583227825291566 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.4 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 389126351568277133928956802249918052 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.4 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 504218791605899949008255495493335240 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.5 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 4176479009577065052560790400565254 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.5 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 291517050854558940844583227825291566 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.5 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 389126351568277133928956802249918052 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.5 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 504218791605899949008255495493335240 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.6 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 4176479009577065052560790400565254 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.6 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 291517050854558940844583227825291566 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.6 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 389126351568277133928956802249918052 XXX.YYY.ZZZ.6 y Up Normal 122.84 KB 0.00% 504218791605899949008255495493335240 ....