I'm trying to use tablesnap to make backups but without success. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and after trying the installation of tablesnap as it is described in github, I'm not able to do it. I guess this is due to fact that the package is for Maverick, so I have tried to copy the code and execute it but again without success. It always display the message "INFO Starting up" and seems nothing happen.
I'm sure the problem is my ignorance but, could you help me? Do you know about any document or example of installing and using for backup and recovery?
UPDATE:
The problem was me. Tablesnap was working but there was no IN_MOVED_TO event. So, now, what I'm trying to do is to backup a complete keyspace. I have tried with the "-B" option of tablesnap but still nothing is uploaded to S3. Any idea?
Being blunt here: yes. You've got the answer to your own question. It's complicated to get used to all of that at once, but a step-by-step document won't help you a bit. Really. You need to be familiar with what you're doing, or else you won't be able to do something useful.
To compare: Installing cassandra is like buying a dentist's chair. Even with a very precise step-by-step information on how to set it up and how to place a patient on it, you'll be a terrible terrible threat to your patient's teeth if you have no education as a dentist before.
Cassandra is a mighty tool for large, ditributed systems. Someone who develops for that or even just administrates that needs to have very solid understanding of how to work with his computer in the environment that cassandra runs in. Get yourself used to linux. Then read a lot about cassandra. Then that project is on your level, and you will have success!