Re: rename a cluster in cassandra 1.2.6

2013-06-18 Thread Robert Coli
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Faraaz Sareshwala wrote: > Can you expand on the reasoning behind this? https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-769 In various versions of Cassandra (including current, IIRC?) you can change the cluster name via manual edits to the system keyspace. If y

Re: rename a cluster in cassandra 1.2.6

2013-06-18 Thread Faraaz Sareshwala
Can you expand on the reasoning behind this? I was bitten by this yesterday when trying to change the cluster name -- I thought I could just change it in the cassandra.yaml and be done with it but cassandra wouldn't start because of this error. What's the process when it's not a test system (mine

Re: rename a cluster in cassandra 1.2.6

2013-06-18 Thread aaron morton
The cluster name is read from the yaml file the first time the server starts and stored in the system tables, these are in the local CF in the system KS. If this is test system just blow away the data for the CF or truncate it. Cheers - Aaron Morton Freelance Cassandra Consulta

rename a cluster in cassandra 1.2.6

2013-06-18 Thread Paco a.k.a. "Francisco Trujillo"
I am using cassandra 1.2.6 in cluster with a single node. I am trying to rename the cluster using the instructions in: Cassandra clustername mismatch After doing all the steps indicate I continue with the same error when I start cassandra after change the cassandra.yaml file Do anyone Know if