Are you running more than one node ? Is so make sure they have the same seed list, cluster name and can see each other on port 7000.
Cheers ----------------- Aaron Morton Cassandra Consultant New Zealand @aaronmorton http://www.thelastpickle.com On 9/08/2013, at 10:08 AM, kohanm <kohan.mass...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Dave > > I added listen_address:10.0.2.15 to the cassandra.yaml file and it worked. > But i got another error please look at errors(short): > "ERROR 14:47:00,398 Exception encountered during startup > java.lang.RuntimeException: No other nodes seen! Unable to bootstrap.If you > intended to start a single-node cluster, you should make sure your > broadcast_address (or listen_address) is listed as a seed. Otherwise, you > need to determine why the seed being contacted has no knowledge of the rest > of the cluster. Usually, this can be solved by giving all nodes the same > seed list. > " > > > Here are on details: > > > > INFO 14:46:20,654 Logging initialized > INFO 14:46:20,724 32bit JVM detected. It is recommended to run Cassandra on > a 64bit JVM for better performance. > INFO 14:46:20,729 JVM vendor/version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM/1.6.0_45 > INFO 14:46:20,760 Heap size: 253558784/253558784 > INFO 14:46:20,761 Classpath: > bin/../conf:bin/../build/classes/main:bin/../build/classes/thrift:bin/../lib/antlr-3.2.jar:bin/../lib/apache-cassandra-1.2.8.jar:bin/../lib/apache-cassandra-clientutil-1.2.8.jar:bin/../lib/apache-cassandra-thrift-1.2.8.jar:bin/../lib/avro-1.4.0-fixes.jar:bin/../lib/avro-1.4.0-sources-fixes.jar:bin/../lib/commons-cli-1.1.jar:bin/../lib/commons-codec-1.2.jar:bin/../lib/commons-lang-2.6.jar:bin/../lib/compress-lzf-0.8.4.jar:bin/../lib/concurrentlinkedhashmap-lru-1.3.jar:bin/../lib/guava-13.0.1.jar:bin/../lib/high-scale-lib-1.1.2.jar:bin/../lib/jackson-core-asl-1.9.2.jar:bin/../lib/jackson-mapper-asl-1.9.2.jar:bin/../lib/jamm-0.2.5.jar:bin/../lib/jbcrypt-0.3m.jar:bin/../lib/jline-1.0.jar:bin/../lib/jna.jar:bin/../lib/json-simple-1.1.jar:bin/../lib/libthrift-0.7.0.jar:bin/../lib/log4j-1.2.16.jar:bin/../lib/lz4-1.1.0.jar:bin/../lib/metrics-core-2.0.3.jar:bin/../lib/netty-3.5.9.Final.jar:bin/../lib/servlet-api-2.5-20081211.jar:bin/../lib/slf4j-api-1.7.2.jar:bin/../lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.2.jar:bin/../lib/snakeyaml-1.6.jar:bin/../lib/snappy-java-1.0.5.jar:bin/../lib/snaptree-0.1.jar:bin/../lib/jamm-0.2.5.jar > WARN 14:46:21,038 Unable to lock JVM memory (ENOMEM). This can result in > part of the JVM being swapped out, especially with mmapped I/O enabled. > Increase RLIMIT_MEMLOCK or run Cassandra as root. > INFO 14:46:21,130 Loading settings from > file:/home/massoud/cassandra/apache-cassandra-1.2.8/conf/cassandra.yaml > INFO 14:46:22,323 Data files directories: [/var/lib/cassandra/data] > INFO 14:46:22,323 Commit log directory: /var/lib/cassandra/commitlog > INFO 14:46:22,325 DiskAccessMode 'auto' determined to be standard, > indexAccessMode is standard > INFO 14:46:22,325 disk_failure_policy is stop > INFO 14:46:22,390 Global memtable threshold is enabled at 80MB > INFO 14:46:23,149 Not using multi-threaded compaction > INFO 14:46:24,085 Initializing key cache with capacity of 12 MBs. > INFO 14:46:24,139 Scheduling key cache save to each 14400 seconds (going to > save all keys). > INFO 14:46:24,152 Initializing row cache with capacity of 0 MBs and provider > org.apache.cassandra.cache.SerializingCacheProvider > INFO 14:46:24,200 Scheduling row cache save to each 0 seconds (going to save > all keys). > INFO 14:46:24,781 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-3 > (227 bytes) > INFO 14:46:24,781 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-3 > (227 bytes) > INFO 14:46:24,900 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-2 > (221 bytes) > INFO 14:46:24,900 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-2 > (221 bytes) > INFO 14:46:24,953 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-7 > (220 bytes) > INFO 14:46:24,954 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-7 > (220 bytes) > INFO 14:46:24,983 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-4 > (227 bytes) > INFO 14:46:24,984 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-4 > (227 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,011 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-6 > (220 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,012 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-6 > (220 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,021 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-1 > (221 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,022 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-1 > (221 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,053 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-5 > (230 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,053 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-5 > (230 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,166 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-5 > (4596 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,168 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-5 > (4596 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,178 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-7 > (4593 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,178 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-7 > (4593 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,211 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-3 > (4597 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,212 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-3 > (4597 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,225 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-4 > (4589 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,225 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-4 > (4589 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,236 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-1 > (4597 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,237 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-1 > (4597 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,256 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-6 > (4593 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,257 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-6 > (4593 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,272 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-2 > (4596 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,272 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-2 > (4596 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,381 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-2 > (4308 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,381 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-2 > (4308 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,391 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-6 > (4307 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,392 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-6 > (4307 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,413 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-7 > (4309 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,414 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-7 > (4309 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,440 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-4 > (4308 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,441 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-4 > (4308 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,450 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-3 > (4310 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,450 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-3 > (4310 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,460 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-5 > (4310 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,462 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-5 > (4310 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,488 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-1 > (4309 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,488 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-1 > (4309 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,577 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-16 (356 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,577 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-16 (356 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,601 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-17 (84 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,601 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-17 (84 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,644 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-18 (240 bytes) > INFO 14:46:25,644 Opening > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-18 (240 bytes) > INFO 14:46:27,165 completed pre-loading (3 keys) key cache. > INFO 14:46:27,192 Replaying > /var/lib/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2-1375991740291.log, > /var/lib/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2-1375991740292.log > INFO 14:46:27,264 Replaying > /var/lib/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2-1375991740291.log > INFO 14:46:27,532 Finished reading > /var/lib/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2-1375991740291.log > INFO 14:46:27,533 Replaying > /var/lib/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2-1375991740292.log > INFO 14:46:27,559 Finished reading > /var/lib/cassandra/commitlog/CommitLog-2-1375991740292.log > INFO 14:46:27,654 Enqueuing flush of Memtable-local@24263807(52/52 > serialized/live bytes, 4 ops) > INFO 14:46:27,659 Writing Memtable-local@24263807(52/52 serialized/live > bytes, 4 ops) > INFO 14:46:27,667 Enqueuing flush of > Memtable-schema_keyspaces@21846043(251/251 serialized/live bytes, 8 ops) > INFO 14:46:27,668 Enqueuing flush of > Memtable-schema_columns@13856755(24717/24717 serialized/live bytes, 398 ops) > INFO 14:46:27,692 Enqueuing flush of > Memtable-schema_columnfamilies@19546474(22187/22187 serialized/live bytes, > 369 ops) > INFO 14:46:27,803 Completed flushing > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-19-Data.db (84 bytes) > for commitlog position ReplayPosition(segmentId=1375998386936, position=142) > INFO 14:46:27,976 Writing Memtable-schema_keyspaces@21846043(251/251 > serialized/live bytes, 8 ops) > INFO 14:46:28,075 Completed flushing > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_keyspaces/system-schema_keyspaces-ic-8-Data.db > (223 bytes) for commitlog position ReplayPosition(segmentId=1375998386936, > position=142) > INFO 14:46:28,077 Writing Memtable-schema_columns@13856755(24717/24717 > serialized/live bytes, 398 ops) > INFO 14:46:28,188 Completed flushing > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columns/system-schema_columns-ic-8-Data.db > (4310 bytes) for commitlog position ReplayPosition(segmentId=1375998386936, > position=142) > INFO 14:46:28,195 Writing > Memtable-schema_columnfamilies@19546474(22187/22187 serialized/live bytes, > 369 ops) > INFO 14:46:28,307 Completed flushing > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/schema_columnfamilies/system-schema_columnfamilies-ic-8-Data.db > (4595 bytes) for commitlog position ReplayPosition(segmentId=1375998386936, > position=142) > INFO 14:46:28,311 Log replay complete, 13 replayed mutations > INFO 14:46:28,892 Cassandra version: 1.2.8 > INFO 14:46:28,893 Thrift API version: 19.36.0 > INFO 14:46:28,893 CQL supported versions: 2.0.0,3.0.5 (default: 3.0.5) > INFO 14:46:29,012 Loading persisted ring state > INFO 14:46:29,019 Starting up server gossip > INFO 14:46:29,078 Enqueuing flush of Memtable-local@14651541(251/251 > serialized/live bytes, 9 ops) > INFO 14:46:29,080 Writing Memtable-local@14651541(251/251 serialized/live > bytes, 9 ops) > INFO 14:46:29,184 Completed flushing > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-20-Data.db (239 bytes) > for commitlog position ReplayPosition(segmentId=1375998386936, position=53949) > INFO 14:46:29,255 Compacting > [SSTableReader(path='/var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-17-Data.db'), > > SSTableReader(path='/var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-18-Data.db'), > > SSTableReader(path='/var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-16-Data.db'), > > SSTableReader(path='/var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-20-Data.db'), > > SSTableReader(path='/var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-19-Data.db')] > INFO 14:46:29,843 Compacted 5 sstables to > [/var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-21,]. 1,003 bytes to > 358 (~35% of original) in 482ms = 0.000708MB/s. 5 total rows, 1 unique. Row > merge counts were {1:0, 2:0, 3:0, 4:0, 5:1, } > INFO 14:46:29,935 Starting Messaging Service on port 7000 > INFO 14:46:30,223 Enqueuing flush of Memtable-local@2861196(86/86 > serialized/live bytes, 4 ops) > INFO 14:46:30,225 Writing Memtable-local@2861196(86/86 serialized/live > bytes, 4 ops) > INFO 14:46:30,346 Completed flushing > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-22-Data.db (122 bytes) > for commitlog position ReplayPosition(segmentId=1375998386936, position=54226) > INFO 14:46:30,351 JOINING: waiting for ring information > INFO 14:47:00,375 JOINING: schema complete, ready to bootstrap > INFO 14:47:00,388 JOINING: getting bootstrap token > ERROR 14:47:00,398 Exception encountered during startup > java.lang.RuntimeException: No other nodes seen! Unable to bootstrap.If you > intended to start a single-node cluster, you should make sure your > broadcast_address (or listen_address) is listed as a seed. Otherwise, you > need to determine why the seed being contacted has no knowledge of the rest > of the cluster. Usually, this can be solved by giving all nodes the same > seed list. > at > org.apache.cassandra.dht.BootStrapper.getBootstrapSource(BootStrapper.java:154) > at > org.apache.cassandra.dht.BootStrapper.getBalancedToken(BootStrapper.java:135) > at > org.apache.cassandra.dht.BootStrapper.getBootstrapTokens(BootStrapper.java:115) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.joinTokenRing(StorageService.java:666) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.initServer(StorageService.java:554) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.initServer(StorageService.java:451) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.setup(CassandraDaemon.java:348) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.activate(CassandraDaemon.java:447) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.main(CassandraDaemon.java:490) > java.lang.RuntimeException: No other nodes seen! Unable to bootstrap.If you > intended to start a single-node cluster, you should make sure your > broadcast_address (or listen_address) is listed as a seed. Otherwise, you > need to determine why the seed being contacted has no knowledge of the rest > of the cluster. Usually, this can be solved by giving all nodes the same > seed list. > at > org.apache.cassandra.dht.BootStrapper.getBootstrapSource(BootStrapper.java:154) > at > org.apache.cassandra.dht.BootStrapper.getBalancedToken(BootStrapper.java:135) > at > org.apache.cassandra.dht.BootStrapper.getBootstrapTokens(BootStrapper.java:115) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.joinTokenRing(StorageService.java:666) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.initServer(StorageService.java:554) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.initServer(StorageService.java:451) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.setup(CassandraDaemon.java:348) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.activate(CassandraDaemon.java:447) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.main(CassandraDaemon.java:490) > Exception encountered during startup: No other nodes seen! Unable to > bootstrap.If you intended to start a single-node cluster, you should make > sure your broadcast_address (or listen_address) is listed as a seed. > Otherwise, you need to determine why the seed being contacted has no > knowledge of the rest of the cluster. Usually, this can be solved by giving > all nodes the same seed list. > ERROR 14:47:00,425 Exception in thread > Thread[StorageServiceShutdownHook,5,main] > java.lang.NullPointerException > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.stopRPCServer(StorageService.java:321) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.shutdownClientServers(StorageService.java:370) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.access$000(StorageService.java:88) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService$1.runMayThrow(StorageService.java:519) > at org.apache.cassandra.utils.WrappedRunnable.run(WrappedRunnable.java:28) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) > massoud@massoud-VirtualBox:~/cassandra/apache-cassandra-1.2.8$ > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:47 PM, David Ward <da...@shareablee.com> wrote: > It maybe easier to manage virtualbox using vagrant ( > http://www.vagrantup.com/ ). > > I am going to assume eth0 from your ifconfig output is a dhcp/dynamic IP > address thats going to change every time you halt/start your virtualbox > instance. > > Virtualbox is far outside the scope of C* so I'd recommend checking out the > manual on Virtualbox networking http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html > plus using a dynamic IP for c* will probably yield undesirable results. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:51 PM, kohanm <kohan.mass...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Dave > Can you tell me more specific. > Thanks, > Here are ifconfig: > > ifconfig > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 08:00:27:00:32:0c > inet addr:10.0.2.15 Bcast:10.0.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::a00:27ff:fe00:320c/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:6564 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:5588 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:5649530 (5.6 MB) TX bytes:1069524 (1.0 MB) > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:1136 (1.1 KB) TX bytes:1136 (1.1 KB) > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 1:04 PM, David Ward <da...@shareablee.com> wrote: > What does ifconfig say? use eth0 or eth1's IP or whatever is static. And on > that note, setup a static IP ( versus dhcp based ) it will make > stopping/starting easier. > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:01 PM, kohanm <kohan.mass...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Rob. > Now I am getting listen_address in cassandra.yaml errors > I mentioned before the Cassandra runs on VM VitualBox on windows 7 machine. > On the ERROR text I changed the real ip address to "MymachineIP". > What should I put on the listen_address: in cassandra.yaml file? > Thanks. > > short output: > > INFO 12:55:45,372 Cassandra version: 1.2.8 > INFO 12:55:45,382 Thrift API version: 19.36.0 > INFO 12:55:45,382 CQL supported versions: 2.0.0,3.0.5 (default: 3.0.5) > INFO 12:55:45,677 Loading persisted ring state > INFO 12:55:45,696 Starting up server gossip > INFO 12:55:45,861 Enqueuing flush of Memtable-local@28263177(251/251 > serialized/live bytes, 9 ops) > INFO 12:55:45,866 Writing Memtable-local@28263177(251/251 serialized/live > bytes, 9 ops) > INFO 12:55:45,961 Completed flushing > /var/lib/cassandra/data/system/local/system-local-ic-18-Data.db (240 bytes) > for commitlog position ReplayPosition(segmentId=1375991740291, position=53949) > INFO 12:55:46,663 GC for Copy: 292 ms for 1 collections, 7605200 used; max > is 253558784 > ERROR 12:55:46,994 Fatal configuration error > org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.ConfigurationException: Unable to bind to > address /MymachineIP:7000. Set listen_address in cassandra.yaml to an > interface you can bind to, e.g., your private IP address on EC2 > at > org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.getServerSocket(MessagingService.java:444) > at > org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.listen(MessagingService.java:390) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.joinTokenRing(StorageService.java:589) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.initServer(StorageService.java:554) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.initServer(StorageService.java:451) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.setup(CassandraDaemon.java:348) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.activate(CassandraDaemon.java:447) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.main(CassandraDaemon.java:490) > Unable to bind to address /MymachineIP:7000. Set listen_address in > cassandra.yaml to an interface you can bind to, e.g., your private IP address > on EC2 > Fatal configuration error; unable to start server. See log for stacktrace. > ERROR 12:55:47,059 Exception in thread > Thread[StorageServiceShutdownHook,5,main] > java.lang.NullPointerException > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.stopRPCServer(StorageService.java:321) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.shutdownClientServers(StorageService.java:370) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService.access$000(StorageService.java:88) > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService$1.runMayThrow(StorageService.java:519) > at org.apache.cassandra.utils.WrappedRunnable.run(WrappedRunnable.java:28) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) > > > > > > -- > Massoud > > > > > -- > Massoud