CASSANDRA Installation and Configuration

Question 1

Which configuration file is the primary settings file for a Cassandra node?

Accepted Answer

cassandra.yaml

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cassandra-env.sh

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jvm.options

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logback.xml

Question 2

What is the role of 'seed nodes' in a Cassandra cluster?

Accepted Answer

They serve as initial contact points for new nodes joining the ring

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They hold the master copy of every partition

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They run the schema migration scripts

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They store the CommitLog only

Question 3

Which JVM garbage collector is recommended for Cassandra to minimize GC pause times?

Accepted Answer

G1GC or ZGC

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Serial GC

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Parallel GC

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CMS GC

Question 4

What does the 'listen_address' parameter in cassandra.yaml define?

Accepted Answer

The IP address the node uses to communicate with other nodes in the cluster

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The address Cassandra listens on for CQL client connections

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The address of the seed node

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The Thrift RPC address

Question 5

What is the default native transport port used by Cassandra for CQL client connections?

Accepted Answer

9042

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7000

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7001

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7199

Question 6

Which Cassandra tool is used to inspect ring status, node state, and token distribution from the command line?

Accepted Answer

nodetool

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cqlsh

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sstableutil

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cassandra-stress