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From: Aaron Turner <synfinatic@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:42:21 -0700
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Subject: Re: Automating nodetool repair
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On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Edward Sargisson
<edward.sargisson@globalrelay.net> wrote:
> Thanks a very nice approach.
>
> If every nodetool repair uses -pr does that satisfy the requirement to run a
> repair before GCGraceSeconds expires? In otherwords, will we get a correct
> result using -pr everywhere.

Yep.

> Secondly, what's the need for sleep 120?

just give the cluster a chance to settle down between repairs...
there's no real need for it, just is there "because".

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