That's correct. If you run describe cluster normally you'll see something like:
Cluster Information: Snitch: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSnitch Partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.RandomPartitioner Schema versions: 3a0f6a80-7140-11e1-0000-511aec3785ff: [IP_OF_NODE, IP_OF_NODE , IP_OF_NODE ] If there are troubles with the schema multiple will be shown of them, like: Cluster Information: Snitch: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSnitch Partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.RandomPartitioner Schema versions: 3a0f6a80-7140-11e1-0000-511aec3785ff: [IP_OF_NODE, IP_OF_NODE ] 4e252abe-7140-11e1-0000-511aec3785ff: [IP_OF_NODE ] 2012/3/19 Shoaib Mir <shoaib...@gmail.com> > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 4:18 AM, aaron morton <aa...@thelastpickle.com>wrote: > >> There is a server side check to ensure that all available nodes share the >> same schema version. >> >> > Is that checked using "describe cluster" ?? > > cheers, > Shoaib > >