nodetool assassinate
Forcefully removes a dead node without re-replicating any data.
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Use as a last resort when you cannot successfully use nodetool removenode. |
Synopsis
nodetool [<connection_options>] assassinate <ip_address>Definition
The short- and long-form options are comma-separated.
Connection options
- -h, --host hostname
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The hostname or IP address of a remote node or nodes. When omitted, the default is the local machine.
- -p, --port jmx_port
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The JMX port number.
- -pw, --password jmxpassword
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The JMX password for authenticating with secure JMX. If a password is not provided, you are prompted to enter one.
- -pwf, --password-file jmx_password_filepath
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The filepath to the file that stores JMX authentication credentials.
- -u, --username jmx_username
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The username for authenticating with secure JMX.
Command arguments
- ip_address
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IP address of the node.
Examples
Forcefully remove a node
nodetool assassinate 192.168.100.2
----The node at IP address 192.168.100.2 is forcefully removed. Data is not re-replicated.
