Re: Deleting the datadir for system keyspace in 0.7

2010-11-15 Thread Jonathan Ellis
no, i do not endorse making a "practice" of blowing away the system dir. we can and do change what goes there between versions and you should not mess with it unless you know what you are doing, and even then very very rarely. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Utku Can Topçu wrote: > So, > > The

Re: Deleting the datadir for system keyspace in 0.7

2010-11-15 Thread Utku Can Topçu
So, The practice of deleting the system datadir and setting the token in the configuration (so that we're not losing it) can be treated as a safe(!) operation if we're OK to lose the hints? Or are there other things to be aware of? Regards, Utku On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Jonathan Ellis

Re: Deleting the datadir for system keyspace in 0.7

2010-11-15 Thread Jonathan Ellis
... but blowing away your saved token is a great way to lose data if you don't know what you're doing. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Gary Dusbabek wrote: > Mostly these things: stored schema information, cached cluster info, > the token, hints.  Everything but the hints can be replaced. > > Ga

Re: Deleting the datadir for system keyspace in 0.7

2010-11-15 Thread Gary Dusbabek
Mostly these things: stored schema information, cached cluster info, the token, hints. Everything but the hints can be replaced. Gary. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 06:29, Utku Can Topçu wrote: > Hello All, > > I'm wondering before restarting the a node in a cluster. If I delete the > system keyspace

Deleting the datadir for system keyspace in 0.7

2010-11-15 Thread Utku Can Topçu
Hello All, I'm wondering before restarting the a node in a cluster. If I delete the system keyspace, what data would I be losing, would I be losing anything? Regards, Utku