Cassandra cqlsh - connection refused

Question

I\'ve just started working with Cassandra (datastax), version 2.1.3 and cqlsh version 5.0.1.

Cassandra starts up fine and the cluster is operational instantly.

Answer 1

It is a good idea to check the cassandra log if even the server is running. I was getting exactly the same message and unable to do anything with that and then I found out that there are errors in the log and the system is actually not working.

Silly, I know, but could happen...