LOG.info("Node definition used for this host: {}, found {} configured peer nodes",
localDef, nodeDefs.size());
final NodeStateStore nodes = _stores.getNodeStore();
// Next: load state definitions from BDB
List<ActiveNodeState> storedStates = nodes.readAll(_keyspace);
LOG.info("Read {} persisted node entries from local store", storedStates.size());
// First things first: find and update node for local node
ActiveNodeState localAct = _remove(storedStates, localDef.getAddress());
if (localAct == null) { // need to create?