Re: Question about the num_tokens

Thank you, Is there a specific reason why Cassandra4.0 recommends to use 16 tokens? On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 11:11 PM Jeff Jirsa wrote: > > > On Apr 27, 2021, at 10:47 PM, Jai Bheemsen Rao Dhanwada < > jaibheem...@gmail.com> wrote: > >  > Hello, > > I am currently using num_tokens: 256 in my cl

Re: Question about the num_tokens

> On Apr 27, 2021, at 10:47 PM, Jai Bheemsen Rao Dhanwada > wrote: > >  > Hello, > > I am currently using num_tokens: 256 in my cluster with the version 3.11.6 > and when I looked at the Cassandra4.0 I see the num_tokens set to 16. > > Is there a specific reason for changing the default v

Question about the num_tokens

Hello, I am currently using num_tokens: 256 in my cluster with the version 3.11.6 and when I looked at the Cassandra4.0 I see the num_tokens set to 16. Is there a specific reason for changing the default value from 256 to 16? What is the best value to use ? If 16 is recommended, is there a way to