Try out DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra on a single node
Quickly install a single instance of DDAC on any Linux-based platform using a binary tarball.
Use these instructions to install a single instance of DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra™ 3.11 (DDAC) on Linux-based platforms using a binary tarball.
This installation is intended only for demonstration purposes. For other installations, see Installing the DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra 3.11.
Prerequisites
- A supported platform. DDAC supports the same platforms as listed in the DSE 5.1 (x86_64) column.
- Java 8.
If you don't have a recent version of Java 8, install OpenJDK 8.
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Python 2.7.x
For older RHEL distributions, see Installing Python 2.7 on older RHEL-based package installations.
Procedure
In a terminal window:
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Verify that a required version of Java is installed:
java -version
If Oracle Java, the results should look like:java version "1.8.0_181" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)
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To download the DDAC binaries, contact DataStax Support.
Support will provide an up-to-date link to download DDAC.
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Extract the files:
tar -xzvf ddac-version_number-bin.tar.gz
For example:
tar -xzvf ddac-5.1.18-bin.tar.gz
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Start Cassandra from the installation directory:
bin/cassandra
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Verify that Cassandra is running from the installation
directory:
bin/nodetool status
Results:Datacenter: Cassandra ===================== Status=Up/Down |/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving -- Address Load Tokens Owns Host ID Rack UN 127.0.0.1 82.43 KB 128 ? 40725dc8-7843-43ae-9c98-7c532b1f517e rack1