Perform routine operations with dse commands

Use these dse commands for operations:

dse add-node

For DSE Multi-Instance, this command simplifies adding and configuring a node on a host machine.

dse cassandra

Starts the database in transactional mode. Command options start the database in other modes and enable advanced features on a node.

dse cassandra-stop

Stops the DSE process.

dse list-nodes

Lists the nodes that are configured for the DSE Multi-Instance host machine.

dse remove-node

Removes a node that is configured for the DSE Multi-Instance host machine.

dse -v

Sends the DSE version number to standard output. Does not require authentication.

For connection options to authenticate any dse command, see dse command connection options.

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