Scenario: Cassandra 3.11.x, 4 nodes, RF=3; moving to identically-sized cluster via snapshots and sstableloader.
As far as I can tell, in the topology given above, any 2 nodes contain all of the data. In terms of migrating this cluster, would there be any downsides or risks with snapshotting and loading (sstableloader) only 2 of the nodes rather than all 4? Apologies for the spate of hypotheticals lately, this project is making life interesting. Thanks, Voytek Jarnot