Cassandra_on_CentOS_6.5_on_VirtualBox

# Enable eth0
vi network-scrips/ifcfg-eth0   # change to ONBOOT=yes
reboot now


# Install dependencies for VBoxGuest
yum -y install kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.el6..x86_64
yum -y groupinstall "Development tools"
yum -y groupinstall "Desktop" "Desktop Platform" "X Window System" "Fonts"
vi /etc/inittab   # Change default run level to 5

/etc/init.d/vboxadd setup

reboot now

# install jre.  Go to oracle and download it
# set up the downloaded location as a shared folder and mount

mount -t vboxsf host /mnt   # remember this is effin vboxSF  

# install jre

rpm -Uvh jre-7u67-linux-x64.rpm

# make it the default

alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/jre/bin/java 200000
alternatives --config java   # pick the one just installed

# make a couple of clones here for Cassandra cluster

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# On clones

# edit host name  (VM should be running in bridged or host internal mode)

vi /etc/hosts


# Cassandra needs jna

yum install jna

# add datastax yum repository
vi /etc/yum.repos.d/datastax.repo

# add below

[datastax]
name = DataStax 
baseurl = http://rpm.datastax.com/community
enabled = 1
gpgcheck = 0

# Install cassandra

yum install dsc20

# Start cassandra 

service cassandra start
service cassandra status