The property file snitch isn't used by default. Did you change your cassandra.yaml to use PropertyFileSnitch so it reads cassandra-topology.properties?
Also the formatting in your dc property file isn't right. It should be '<ip>=<dc>:<rack>'. So: 127.0.0.1=dc-test:my-notebook On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Carlo Pires <carlopi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just installed cassandra 1.1.1 and run: > > root@carlo-laptop:/tmp# cassandra-cli -h localhost > Connected to: "Test Cluster" on localhost/9160 > Welcome to Cassandra CLI version 1.1.1 > > Type 'help;' or '?' for help. > Type 'quit;' or 'exit;' to quit. > > [default@unknown] create keyspace accounts > ... with placement_strategy = 'NetworkTopologyStrategy' > ... and strategy_options = {dc-test : 2} > ... and durable_writes = true; > d05f1952-58a8-393b-b8b5-605ac8e434c4 > Waiting for schema agreement... > ... schemas agree across the cluster > [default@unknown] > [default@unknown] use accounts; > Authenticated to keyspace: accounts > [default@accounts] > [default@accounts] create column family Users > ... with column_type = 'Standard' > ... and comparator = 'BytesType' > ... and default_validation_class = 'BytesType' > ... and key_validation_class = 'TimeUUIDType'; > a8943316-ee58-3160-a922-5826f15bd674 > Waiting for schema agreement... > ... schemas agree across the cluster > [default@accounts] list Users; > Using default limit of 100 > Using default column limit of 100 > null > UnavailableException() > at > org.apache.cassandra.thrift.Cassandra$get_range_slices_result.read(Cassandra.java:12346) > at org.apache.thrift.TServiceClient.receiveBase(TServiceClient.java:78) > at > org.apache.cassandra.thrift.Cassandra$Client.recv_get_range_slices(Cassandra.java:692) > at > org.apache.cassandra.thrift.Cassandra$Client.get_range_slices(Cassandra.java:676) > at org.apache.cassandra.cli.CliClient.executeList(CliClient.java:1425) > at > org.apache.cassandra.cli.CliClient.executeCLIStatement(CliClient.java:273) > at > org.apache.cassandra.cli.CliMain.processStatementInteractive(CliMain.java:219) > at org.apache.cassandra.cli.CliMain.main(CliMain.java:346) > [default@accounts] root@carlo-laptop:/tmp# > root@carlo-laptop:/tmp# cat /etc/cassandra/cassandra-topology.properties > 127.0.0.1:dc-test:my-notebook > root@carlo-laptop:/tmp# > > > I did not find anything relevant in JIRA. The setup is a single instance > cassandra in my notebook running the default cassandra 1.1.1 of debian repo. > -- > Carlo Pires >