title: How do i check cassandra and solr is up?
body: <p>I just installed <code>datastax 2.2.2</code> on my <code>ubuntu:12.04</code> machine from <code>tarball</code>
  I started services using <code>bin/dse cassandra -s</code>. I din't set any env variables.But it starts the service.</p>
  
  <pre><code>bin/dse/bin/nodetool status
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It lists out list of valid commands where status is not there. How do i verify my cassandra and solr is up?</p>
  
  <p>AM i missing something? ANy ideas?</p>