On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 7:30 AM, Amlan Roy <amlan....@cleartrip.com> wrote:
> I am new to Cassandra and trying to setup a Cassandra 2.0 cluster using 4 > nodes, 2 each in 2 different racks. All are in same data centre. This is > what I see in the documentation: > > To use racks correctly: > Use the same number of nodes in each rack. Use one rack and place the > nodes in different racks in an alternating pattern. This allows you to > still get the benefits of Cassandra's rack feature, and allows for quick > and fully functional expansions. Once the cluster is stable, you can swap > nodes and make the appropriate moves to ensure that nodes are placed in the > ring in an alternating fashion with respect to the racks. > > What I have understood is, in cassandra-rackdc.properties, I need to use > single rack name even though I have 2 racks and then place the nodes in > such an order that they are placed in an alternating fashion - RAC1-NODE1, > RAC2-NODE1, RAC1-NODE2, RAC2-NODE2. > > Just wanted to know if this is correct. If yes, how do I enforce this > order while adding nodes. > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-3810 =Rob
