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    Apache Cassandra 0.7 Documentation

    « Contents
    Introduction »

    Getting Started¶

    The easiest way to get started with Cassandra is to install it on a single node, and start up a single node instance. After you have a Cassandra instance up and running, you can practice some data definition (DDL) and data manipulation (DML) commands using the Cassandra CLI.

    • Introduction
      • Strengths of Cassandra
      • What’s New in Cassandra 0.7
    • Installing Cassandra
      • Downloading the Distribution
      • Java Virtual Machine
      • Data and Log Directories
      • Setting the Initial Token
      • Installing JNA
      • Starting Cassandra
    • Adding Nodes to a Cluster
      • Seed List
      • Listen Address and RPC Address
      • Initial Token Values
      • Autobootstrapping
      • Starting a Cassandra Cluster
      • Starting a Node Outside the Ring
      • Next Steps
    • Next Steps: Cassandra Clients
      • The Cassandra CLI
      • Cassandra Client APIs
    • Using the Cassandra CLI
      • Creating a Keyspace
      • Creating a Column Family
      • Inserting and Retrieving Columns
      • Using Human-Readable Data
      • Setting an Expiring Column
      • Indexing a Column
      • Retrieving Multiple Rows and Columns
      • Deleting Rows
      • Dropping Column Families and Keyspaces
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