So all seeds should always be set to 'auto_bootstrap: false' in their .yaml file.
-----Original Message----- From: Edward Capriolo [mailto:edlinuxg...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:36 PM To: user@cassandra.apache.org Cc: Truelove, Jeremy: IT (NYK) Subject: Re: Multiple Seeds On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 2:30 PM, <jeremy.truel...@barclayscapital.com> wrote: > Yeah I set the tokens, I'm more asking if I start the first seed node with > autobootstrap set to false the second seed should have it set to true as > well as all the slave nodes correct? I didn't see this in the docs but I may > have just missed it. > > > > From: Eric Gilmore [mailto:e...@datastax.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:24 PM > To: user@cassandra.apache.org > Subject: Re: Multiple Seeds > > > > The DataStax documentation offers some answers to those questions in the > Getting Started section and the Clustering reference docs. > > Autobootstrap should be true, but with the important caveat that > intial_token values should be specified. Have a look at those docs, and > please give feedback on how helpful they are/aren't. > > Regards, > > Eric Gilmore > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:15 AM, <jeremy.truel...@barclayscapital.com> > wrote: > > What's the best way to bring multiple seeds up, should only one of them have > auto bootstrap set to true or should neither of them? Should they list > themselves and the other seed in their seed section in the yaml config? > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or > otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of > this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete > it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in > error. Unless specifically indicated, this e-mail is not an offer to buy or > sell or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities, investment products or > other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any > transaction, or an official statement of Barclays. Any views or opinions > presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent > those of Barclays. This e-mail is subject to terms available at the > following link: www.barcap.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Barclays > you consent to the foregoing. Barclays Capital is the investment banking > division of Barclays Bank PLC, a company registered in England (number > 1026167) with its registered office at 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP. > This email may relate to or be sent from other members of the Barclays > Group. > > _______________________________________________ > > If a node is defined as a seeds it will never auto bootstrap. After it has bootstrapped and has a system table you can set its yaml file as a seed if you wish.