Check the Cassandra server version

Use the commands below:

$ cqlsh -u cassandra
Password:
Connected to Test Cluster at 127.0.0.1:9042.
[cqlsh 5.0.1 | Cassandra 2.1.1 | CQL spec 3.2.0 | Native protocol v3]
Use HELP for help.

cassandra@cqlsh> show version
[cqlsh 5.0.1 | Cassandra 2.1.1 | CQL spec 3.2.0 | Native protocol v3]