Chapter 3. Replication
Replication is perhaps the most critical feature of a distributed data store, as it would otherwise be impossible to make any sort of availability guarantee in the face of a node failure. As you learned in Chapter 1 , Cassandra's Approach to High Availability, Cassandra employs a sophisticated replication system that allows fine-grained control over replica placement and consistency guarantees.
In this chapter, we'll explore Cassandra's replication mechanism in depth, including the following topics:
- The replication factor
- How replicas are placed
- How Cassandra resolves consistency issues
- Maintaining the replication factor during node failures
- Consistency levels
- Choosing the right replication factor and consistency level
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