Hi gurus,
We have ordered some hardware for a 3-node cluster, but its ETA is 6 to 8 weeks. In the meantime, I have been lent a single server that I can use. I am wondering what the best way is to set up my single node (SN), so I can then move to the 3-node cluster (3N) when the hardware arrives. Do I: 1. Create my keyspaces on SN with RF=1, and when 3N is up and running migrate all the data manually (either through Spark, dump-and-load, or write a small script)? 2. Create my keyspaces on SN with RF=3, bootstrap the 3N nodes into a 4-node cluster when they’re ready, then remove SN from the cluster? 3. Use SN as normal, and when 3N hardware arrives, physically move the data folder and commit log folder onto one of the nodes in 3N and start it up as a seed? 4. Any other recommended solutions? I’m not even sure what the impact would be of running a single node with RF=3 – would this even work? Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks! Matthew
