Config files

cassandra.yaml (following line #'s for build 1.1.4)

Defaults for single node operation, but make sure a paths exists

• data_file_directories (line 68)
• commitlog_directory (line 72)
• saved_caches_directory (line 141)
  
  Ensure the following are not conflicting with other services
• storage_port (line 255) defaults at 7000(all nodes in cluster must be identical)
• rpc_port (line 285) defaults at 9160 (used for client apps)
  Change cluster name to avoid conflicts between clusters
• cluster_name (line 10)
  Default at blank, otherwise set to 0
• initial_token (line 22)...additional information

log4j-server.properties

cassandra-env.sh

...A work in progress