[CASSANDRA-5836] Seed nodes should be able to bootstrap without manual intervention

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Low
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Local/Startup and Shutdown
• Labels: remove-reopen
• Severity: Low
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Bill Hathaway
• Created: 31/Jul/13 23:08
• Updated: 16/Apr/19 09:32

Description

The current logic doesn't allow a seed node to be bootstrapped. If a user wants to bootstrap a node configured as a seed (for example to replace a seed node via replace_token), they first need to remove the node's own IP from the seed list, and then start the bootstrap process. This seems like an unnecessary step since a node never uses itself as a seed.

I think it would be a better experience if the logic was changed to allow a seed node to bootstrap without manual intervention when there are other seed nodes up in a ring.