On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Tyler Hobbs <ty...@datastax.com> wrote:
> When a node is joining, writes are sent to both the current replicas *and* > the joining replica. However, the joining replica does not count towards > the consistency level. So, for example, if you write at > ConsistencyLevel.TWO, and only one existing replica and the joining replica > respond, the write will be considered a failure. > The word I usually use to summarize the nature of the writes being sent to the joining replica is : "Extra" In that they are otherwise just like replication, but no one but the joining node cares if they are delivered... =Rob
