========================= Start Clusters Cleanly

In cases where you needed to shut down your cluster, use this procedure to bring it back up.

Before you begin

Confirm that the cluster was shut down using the :doc:shutdown procedure <safe-shutdown>.

Procedure

#. Start the nodes in parallel.

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#. Validate that the nodes have all returned to normal. Run :doc:nodetool status </operating-scylla/nodetool-commands/status/>. If each node's status is listed as UN, then the start command has been executed successfully.