Clearing the data from DataStax Enterprise
Remove all data from any type of installation.
Package or a DataStax Installer-Services installation
To clear the data from the default directories:
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After Stop the service.
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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:
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Stop the DataStax Enterprise (DSE) process.
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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 directorieswhere the
<installation_location>is either:-
/var/lib/cassandra/data -
The directory where you installed DSE.
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