Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-cassandra-user-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-cassandra-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BFD919DBB for ; Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:31:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 45855 invoked by uid 500); 1 Jul 2012 13:31:29 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-cassandra-user-archive@cassandra.apache.org Received: (qmail 45837 invoked by uid 500); 1 Jul 2012 13:31:29 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@cassandra.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@cassandra.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@cassandra.apache.org Received: (qmail 45824 invoked by uid 99); 1 Jul 2012 13:31:29 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:31:29 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=FSL_RCVD_USER,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of bllhastings@gmail.com designates 74.125.82.172 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.125.82.172] (HELO mail-we0-f172.google.com) (74.125.82.172) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:31:22 +0000 Received: by werp11 with SMTP id p11so40761wer.31 for ; Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:31:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=YqqKtDyVJrkKMdtK878nnVAht+LYPY208jLswP4Ne2s=; b=f8G57MBn4h6o5Uds/7s1rTzLRilaIro+NUwpl/KFxhlYHEOsoQQRzSbog0XVv9nN6Z PYU0EWfBs3zWhiRJ5hxZ+Is6s96lkHsYfqwDyyR7uMRtGoYeG/NR8r2f8olHXg5AmTgS P151L1tSnbcqIBueWHA4CXzPfI4d4g4mkpejvnnzeyNZ/wXVUi1kPa5oTxpWTNF6e20h iHLVqSoHdnzjcRFwfyhXh5MGgO2eces//TKE57tc/HN0yA36xt5EHJweyO3VzeDSRIhG C3Q3udPdDAPaHLlmjtfVoc96mxQ4rIdFpPrns72v+gr3e7zzArgFT/uUsTDbR4MQs6Iw b63Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.217.3.209 with SMTP id r59mr247953wes.108.1341149461434; Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:31:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.221.101 with HTTP; Sun, 1 Jul 2012 06:31:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 06:31:01 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Bootstrap code path From: Bill Hastings To: user@cassandra.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Could someone please tell me where I should start looking at code to understand how cassandra bootstrap process works? I am sure it is complicated but I have time. Also is my understanding correct that the new nodes that are added are not joining the ring till the bootstrap process is complete i.e do not receive any read or write requests from outside?