Repair nodes

Repair mechanisms

The database includes automatic repair and manual repair mechanisms. Operators must run manual repairs as a part of routine cluster maintenance. Automatic repair isn’t a replacement for manual repair.

Manual repair: Anti-entropy repair

Guidance for using some nodetool repair parameters.

When to run anti-entropy repair

When should anti-entropy repair be run on nodes.

Changing repair strategies

Change the method used for routine repairs from incremental or full repair.

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