Initializing a DataStax Enterprise cluster
Complete the following tasks before initializing a DSE cluster.
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Establish a firm understanding of how the database works. Be sure to read at least Understanding the database architecture and Data replication.
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Ensure the environment is suitable for the use case and workload.
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Review recommended production settings.
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Choose a name for the cluster.
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For a mixed-workload cluster, determine the purpose of each node.
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Determine the snitch and replication strategy. The GossipingPropertyFileSnitch and NetworkTopologyStrategy are recommended for production environments.
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Obtain the IP address of each node.
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Ensure that DataStax Enterprise is installed on each node.
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Determine which nodes are seed nodes. Do not make all nodes seed nodes.
Seed nodes are not required for DSE Search datacenters, see Internode communications (gossip).
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Review and make appropriate changes to other property files, such as cassandra-rackdc.properties.
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Set virtual nodes correctly for the type of datacenter. DataStax recommends using 8 vnodes (tokens). See Virtual nodes for more information.
- Initializing datacenters
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Determine whether to use a single or multiple datacenter deployment per workload type.
- Setting seed nodes for a single datacenter
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Overview of setting seed nodes for a new datacenter.
- Use cases for listen address
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Various use cases and correct cassandra.yaml settings for listen_address.
- Initializing single-token architecture datacenters
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Deploy a single-token datacenter when not using virtual nodes (vnodes).
