{
aes = AntiEntropyService.instance;
TokenMetadata tmd = StorageService.instance.getTokenMetadata();
tmd.clearUnsafe();
StorageService.instance.setToken(StorageService.getPartitioner().getRandomToken());
tmd.updateNormalToken(StorageService.getPartitioner().getMinimumToken(), REMOTE);
assert tmd.isMember(REMOTE);
// random session id for each test
request = new TreeRequest(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), LOCAL, new CFPair(tablename, cfname));
}