Installing and deploying a Cassandra cluster using GoGrid

A step-by-step guide for installing the DataStax Community AMI (Amazon Machine Image).

1. Register with GoGrid.
2. Fill out the registration form and complete the account verification.
3. Access the management console with the login credentials you received in your email.

   Your cluster automatically starts deploying. A green status indicator shows that a server is up and running.

   Hover over any item to view its details or right-click to display a context menu.

   

4. Login to one of the servers and validate that the servers are configured and communicating:
   Note: You can login to any member of the cluster either with SSH, a third-party client (like PuTTY), or through the GoGrid Console service.
   1. To find your server credentials, right-click the server and select Passwords.
   2. From your secure connection client, login to the server with the proper credentials. For example from SSH:

      $ ssh root@ip_address

   3. Validate that the cluster is running:

      $ nodestool status

      Each node should be listed and it's status and state should be UN (Up Normal):

      Datacenter: datacenter1 
      ======================= 
      Status=Up/Down |/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving 
      -- Address       Load       Tokens Owns (effective)   Host ID                                Rack 
      UN 10.110.94.2   71.46 KB   256    65.9%              3ed072d6-49cb-4713-bd55-ea4de25576a9   rack1 
      UN 10.110.94.5   40.91 KB   256    66.7%              d5d982bc-6e30-40a0-8fe7-e46d6622c1d5   rack1 
      UN 10.110.94.4   73.33 KB   256    67.4%              f6c3bf08-d9e5-43c8-85fa-5420db785052   rack1