*/
NodeStateStore stateStore = _stores.getNodeStore();
ActiveNodeState initialStatus = new ActiveNodeState(_localState, nodeStatus,
_timeMaster.currentTimeMillis());
// TODO: should perhaps also find by index + range?
ActiveNodeState oldState = stateStore.findEntry(endpoint);
ClusterPeerImpl<K,E> peer = null;
// First common case: info was persisted earlier; we just "unthaw it"
if (oldState != null) {
if (oldState.equals(initialStatus)) {