rebalance.sh

#!/bin/sh

# This will allow you to rebalance the Cassandra ring
# Accepts hosts from stdin and automatically rebalances
# tokens in your ring.
#
# $ echo "one two three" | ./rebalance.sh

RING_SIZE=$(echo "2^127" | bc)

HOSTS=$(cat $1 | sed 'N;s/\n/ /')
HOST_NUM=$(echo $HOSTS | wc -w)
INDEX=0

for host in $HOSTS
do
    token=$(echo "$INDEX*$RING_SIZE/$HOST_NUM" | bc)
    echo "Moving $host to $token"
    nodetool -v -h $host move $token
    INDEX=$((INDEX+1))
done