1. Verify that the bootstrap process has finished

Deployment takes approximately 3–5 minutes. Monitor progress with:

tail -f /var/log/cuemby/bootstrap.log
# Wait until you see: "bootstrap complete" or "cassandra started"

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2. Conect with cqlsh

# From the same VM
cqlsh localhost 30942 -u cassandra -p <TU_PASSWORD>

# From a remote client
cqlsh <IP_DE_LA_VM> 30942 -u cassandra -p <TU_PASSWORD>

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ℹ️ If you didn't set a password during deployment, Cuemby will generate one automatically. Look for it in the deployment outputs in the Cuemby portal.

# See Cassandras Pod
kubectl get pods -A | grep cassandra

# Node state within pod
kubectl exec -it <POD_NAME> -n <NAMESPACE> -- nodetool status

# Verify that the port is listening
ss -tlnp | grep 30942

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Expected output of nodetool status:

Datacenter: datacenter1
=======================
Status=Up/Down
|/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving
--  Address    ...  State
UN  127.0.0.1  ...  rack1   ← "UN" = Up/Normal ✓

-- View existing keyspaces
DESCRIBE KEYSPACES;

-- Create a new keyspace
CREATE KEYSPACE mi_app
  WITH replication = {'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': '1'};

-- Use the keyspace
USE mi_app;