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Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:49:30 +0300
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Subject: Re: Install Cassandra on EC2
From: Eldad Yamin <eldad87@gmail.com>
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Thanks!
But I prefer to learn how to Install first - if you have any good references
(I didn't find any, even general installation for a EC2/regular machine)
I'm also going to try and install Solandra, I hope that Whirr will support
it in the near future.

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 5:43 PM, John Conwell <john@iamjohn.me> wrote:

> One thing you might want to look at is the Apache Whirr project (which is
> awesome by the way!).  It automagically handles spinning up a cluster of
> resources on EC2 (or rackspace for that matter), installing and configuring
> cassandra, and starting it.
>
> One thing to be aware of if you go this route.  By default in the yaml file
> all data is written under the /var folder.  But on a server started by
> Whirr, this folder only has something like 4gb.  Most of the  hard disk
> space is under the /mnt folder.  So you'll either need to change what
> folders are pointed to what drives (not sure if you can or not...I'm sure
> you could), or change the yaml file to point the /mnt folder.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:28 AM, Eldad Yamin <eldad87@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Is there any manual or important notes I should know before I try to
>> install Cassandra on EC2?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Thanks,
> John C
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks!<div>But I prefer to learn how to Install first - i=
f you have any good references (I didn&#39;t find any, even general install=
ation for a EC2/regular machine)</div><div>I&#39;m also going to try and in=
stall=A0Solandra, I hope that Whirr will support it in the near future.<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 5:43 PM, John Conwell=
 <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:john@iamjohn.me">john@iamjohn.me</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
One thing you might want to look at is the Apache Whirr project (which is a=
wesome by the way!). =A0It automagically=A0handles=A0spinning up a cluster =
of resources on EC2 (or rackspace for that matter), installing and configur=
ing cassandra, and starting it.<div>

<br></div><div>One thing to be aware of if you go this route. =A0By default=
 in the yaml file all data is written under the /var folder. =A0But on a se=
rver started by Whirr, this folder only has something like 4gb. =A0Most of =
the =A0hard disk space is under the /mnt folder. =A0So you&#39;ll either ne=
ed to change what folders are pointed to what drives (not sure if you can o=
r not...I&#39;m sure you could), or change the yaml file to point the /mnt =
folder.</div>

<div><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:28 AM, Eldad Yamin <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:eldad87@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">eldad87@gmail.com</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<div>Is there any manual or=A0important=A0notes I shoul=
d know before I try to install Cassandra on EC2?</div><div><br></div><div>T=
hanks!</div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br></div></div>-- <br><div><br></=
div>Thanks,<div>John C</div><br>
</div>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div>

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