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nodetool reloadseeds

Reloads the seed node list from configuration.


Synopsis

nodetool [connection_options] reloadseeds

Description

nodetool reloadseeds re-reads the seed node configuration from cassandra.yaml without requiring a node restart. This allows updating the seed list at runtime.


Examples

Basic Usage

nodetool reloadseeds

Update and Reload

# 1. Edit cassandra.yaml
# 2. Reload seeds
nodetool reloadseeds

# 3. Verify
nodetool getseeds

When to Use

Adding New Seeds

# After adding new seeds to cassandra.yaml
nodetool reloadseeds

Removing Failed Seeds

# After removing failed node from seeds
nodetool reloadseeds

Best Practices

Guidelines

  1. Edit config first - Update cassandra.yaml before reloading
  2. Verify after - Check with getseeds
  3. Cluster-wide - Update and reload on all nodes

Command Relationship
getseeds View current seeds
status Cluster status