On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Ulrich Geilmann < ulrich.geilm...@freiheit.com> wrote:
> I assume it can be more efficient since the new node can take over the
> exact tokens of the dead node. Are there any other differences?
>
That's the reason. You get one streaming operation ("bootstrap a new node
with the same tokens as the old one") instead of two ("first, remove this
node *and give its data to other nodes*. then, bootstrap a new node with
new random tokens.").
=Rob
