Keep in mind, for this 3 node cluster, N = 3. I did a bit more digging and I found this (for future searches on this topic):
http://www.datastax.com/documentation/cassandra/2.0/cassandra/architecture/architectureSnitchDynamic_c.html http://www.datastax.com/dev/blog/dynamic-snitching-in-cassandra-past-present-and-future So, according to this, if I'm reading it right, the SSD node WILL take the majority of reads. Any comments welcome. On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Chris Burroughs <chris.burrou...@gmail.com>wrote: > No. If you have a heterogeneous clusters you should consider adjusting > the number of vnodes per physical node. > > > On 03/04/2014 10:47 PM, Elliot Finley wrote: > >> Using Cassandra 2.0.x >> >> If I have a 3 node cluster and 2 of the nodes use spinning drives and 1 of >> them uses SSD, will the majority of the reads be routed to the SSD node >> automatically because it has faster responses? >> >> TIA, >> Elliot >> >> >
