Clearing the data from DataStax Enterprise
Remove all data from any type of installation.
Remove all data from any type of installation.
Package or a DataStax Installer-Services installation
To clear the data from the default directories:
- After Stop the service.
- Run the following command:
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/cassandra/* ## Remove all data $ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/cassandra/data/* ## Remove only the data directories
Tarball or DataStax Installer-No Services installation
To clear all data from the default directories:
- Stop the DataStax Enterprise (DSE) process.
- Remove the
data:
cd installation_location $ sudo rm -rf data/* commitlog/* saved_caches/* hints/* ## Remove all data $ sudo rm -rf data/* ## Remove only the data directories
where the installation_location is either:- /var/lib/cassandra/data
- The directory where you installed DSE.