# CassandraClusteringOptions Properties

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.clustering.cassandra/orleans.clustering.cassandra.hosting.cassandraclusteringoptions/)

## InitializeRetryMaxDelay {#initializeretrymaxdelay-3eb6fe02}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Cassandra/Orleans.Clustering.Cassandra/Hosting/CassandraClusteringOptions.cs)

```csharp
public TimeSpan InitializeRetryMaxDelay
```

Specifies the maximum amount of time to wait after encountering contention during initialization before retrying.

## UseCassandraTtl {#usecassandrattl-9b90ec59}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Cassandra/Orleans.Clustering.Cassandra/Hosting/CassandraClusteringOptions.cs)

```csharp
public bool UseCassandraTtl
```

Optionally configure time-to-live behavior for the membership table row data in Cassandra itself, allowing defunct silo cleanup even if a cluster is no longer running.  When this is `true`, [ClusterMembershipOptions](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core/orleans.configuration.clustermembershipoptions/) CAN be null to enable Cassandra-only defunct silo cleanup. Either way, the Cassandra TTL will still be configured from the configured [ClusterMembershipOptions](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core/orleans.configuration.clustermembershipoptions/) value.