General troubleshooting steps
Ensure firewalls are properly opened between the opscenterd machine and each node.
Check the following files (on any of the nodes having problems) for any errors:
- /var/log/cassandra/system.log
- /var/log/datastax-agent/agent.log
Verify that Cassandra (or DSE) was not previously installed on any of the machines; if it was, all binaries, configuration files, logs, etc. must be cleared out first.