Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-cassandra-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 82034 invoked from network); 17 Jun 2010 19:09:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 17 Jun 2010 19:09:06 -0000 Received: (qmail 83545 invoked by uid 500); 17 Jun 2010 19:09:05 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-cassandra-dev-archive@cassandra.apache.org Received: (qmail 83503 invoked by uid 500); 17 Jun 2010 19:09:05 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@cassandra.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@cassandra.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@cassandra.apache.org Received: (qmail 83495 invoked by uid 99); 17 Jun 2010 19:09:04 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:09:04 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of lev.stesin@gmail.com designates 209.85.216.172 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.216.172] (HELO mail-qy0-f172.google.com) (209.85.216.172) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:08:57 +0000 Received: by qyk8 with SMTP id 8so1534421qyk.31 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:08:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=ZbxFSIcaUv9TxcqHaAmfobbvKINSwtwTCLxsXBHe+LA=; b=BcCjGYZpUZGfHrNP7KZZcdtFR5lAvT7Q5Xjq+M5EmeWSvi6h6qS2v1Y4Dycv37ObEg EkSF0bMSaFBDbsPwbzpnGR5//1IgAx78R09XddCQhXwABBCxVHGDDkO7FA4aycvXxcIF q2rTXhmxMiu1njAUubQ3C6KRbepbuR/jEL+K4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=sU2ee+csmVXJ79v4EfY6Yku8MV+UKfdkGAUXLKN98ZIwu+3JWrjooGR86PrT69DQN2 SwRJbn+AGq8MeGrGbI8UPJ3YS6Z+Fl4LIbsd26RdWka4VHVqCcawGLyVJlOCj+1sHHTz BYflwMB+UkmvHsHrl6aLicN4FlrRneO4+p2IY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.81.84 with SMTP id w20mr164886qak.259.1276801715155; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:08:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.74.8 with HTTP; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:08:35 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:08:35 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: 3-node balanced system From: Lev Stesin To: dev@cassandra.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Hi, What is the correct procedure to create a well balanced cluster (in terms of key distribution). From what I understand whenever I add a new node its takes half from its neighbor. How can I make each node to contain 1/3 of the keys in a 3 node cluster? Thanks. -- Lev