Hi Stephen, Cassandra's wiki says Cassandra requires the most stable version of Java 1.6 you can deploy.
http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/GettingStarted Regards, Roshni From: Stephen McKamey <step...@mckamey.com<mailto:step...@mckamey.com>> Reply-To: "user@cassandra.apache.org<mailto:user@cassandra.apache.org>" <user@cassandra.apache.org<mailto:user@cassandra.apache.org>> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:40:43 -0700 To: Cassandra <user@cassandra.apache.org<mailto:user@cassandra.apache.org>> Subject: Re: "no snappyjava in java.library.path" (JDK 1.7 issue?) Reverting to JDK 1.6 appears to fix the issue. Is JDK 1.7 not yet supported by Cassandra? java version "1.6.0_31" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_31-b04-415-11M3635) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.6-b01-415, mixed mode) On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Stephen McKamey <step...@mckamey.com<mailto:step...@mckamey.com>> wrote: Worth noting is I'm on Mac OS X 10.7.4 and I recently upgraded to the latest JDK (really hoping this isn't the issue): java version "1.7.0_04" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_04-b21) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.0-b21, mixed mode) This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error destroy it immediately. *** Walmart Confidential ***