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nodetool getdefaultrf

Cassandra 4.1+

This command is available in Cassandra 4.1 and later.

Displays the default replication factor.


Terminal window
nodetool [connection_options] getdefaultrf

See connection options for connection options.

nodetool getdefaultrf shows the default replication factor used for keyspace creation and validation. This setting affects guardrails that validate replication factor adequacy when creating or altering keyspaces.


The command outputs a single numeric value representing the default replication factor:

3

Terminal window
nodetool getdefaultrf

Sample output:

3

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