correct, tokens will be stored in the nodes system tables after the first boot, so feel free to remove them (although it's not really necessary)
On 9 Mar. 2018 20:16, "Mikhail Tsaplin" <tsmis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it safe to remove initial_token parameter on a cluster created by > snapshot restore procedure presented here https://docs.datastax.com > /en/cassandra/latest/cassandra/operations/opsSnapshotRestore > NewCluster.html ? > > For me, it seems that initial_token parameter is used only when nodes are > started the first time and later during next reboot Cassandra obtains > tokens from internal structures and initital_token parameter absence would > not affect it. > >
