On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 5:28 PM Justin Sanciangco <jsancian...@blizzard.com.invalid> wrote:
> I would recommend that you do not go into a 3 rack single dc > implementation with only 6 nodes. If a node goes down in this situation, > the node that is paired with the node that is downed will have to service > all of the load instead of being evenly distributed throughout the cluster. > While its conceptually nice to have 3 rack implementation, it does have > some negative implications when not at a proper node count. > > > This isn't true unless you query at ALL. If you query at (local_)quorum, the snitch will choose the fastest replicas, which probably means favoring the other two racks.