> > Thank you Steve - once I have the key, how do I get to a node? > Run this command to determine which replicas own the partition:
$ nodetool getendpoints <partition_key> > So if the propagation has not taken place and a node doesn't have the data > and is the first to 'be asked' the client will get no data? > That's correct. It will not return data it doesn't have when querying with a consistency of ONE. There are limited cases where ONE is applicable. In most cases, a strong consistency of LOCAL_QUORUM is recommended to avoid the scenario you described. Cheers!
