String loadBalancingPolicyName = CassandraPropertyReader.csmd != null ? CassandraPropertyReader.csmd
.getConnectionProperties().getProperty(Constants.LOADBALANCING_POLICY) : null;
initializeLoadBalancer(loadBalancingPolicyName);
configuration = new CassandraHostConfiguration(externalProperties, CassandraPropertyReader.csmd,
getPersistenceUnit(), kunderaMetadata);
hostRetryService = new CassandraRetryService(configuration, this);
// initialize timestamp generator.
initializeTimestampGenerator(externalProperty);
}