Check a keyspace
Use cqlsh to execute the the DESCRIBE KEYSPACES/DESCRIBE KEYSPACE commands.
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DESCRIBE KEYSPACESlists all the current keyspaces. -
DESCRIBE KEYSPACE <keyspace_name>contains the full details of the keyspace, including all database objects the keyspace contains. The output can be used to recreate a keyspace and all its components.
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The output includes all settings for tables and other objects including the default settings. To recreate a keyspace in another environment, verify that the keyspace replication factor and datacenter names are compatible. |
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisite tasks.
Verify all keyspaces
Verify that keyspaces exist
DESCRIBE KEYSPACES;Results
Verify a single keyspace
Verify that a particular keyspace exists
DESCRIBE KEYSPACE cycling;Results
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