Default file locations for Installer-Services and package installations

Locations when installing from the DataStax All-in-One Installer with Services option or package installations.

The default location of the files depend on how DataStax Enterprise is installed. The DataStax Installer installs files differently depending on whether Services or No Services option is selected during installation:
  • When Services is selected, the files are located in the same locations as package installations.
  • When No Services are selected, the files are located in the same locations as the tarball installations.

Directories for cassanda.yaml and dse.yaml 

Directories Description
/etc/dse/cassandra cassanda.yaml is the main configuration file for Cassandra.
/etc/dse dse.yaml is the main configuration file for DataStax Enterprise.

BYOH directories 

Directories Description
/etc/dse byoh-env.sh is the BYOH configuration file to:
  • Set up the DataStax Enterprise environment
  • Define the BYOH environment variables

Default Cassandra directories 

Directories Description
/var/lib/cassandra commitlog, data, saved_caches directories
/var/log/cassandra Cassandra log files, including:
  • audit directory
  • debug.log
  • gremlin.log
  • solrvalidation.log
  • system.log
You can change logging locations.
/var/run/cassandra Cassandra process ID (pid) directory
/usr/share/dse/cassandra Cassandra environment settings
/usr/share/dse/cassandra/tools Cassandra tools and YAML examples
/usr/bin  
/usr/sbin  
/etc/dse/cassandra/ Cassandra configuration
/etc/init.d  
/etc/security/limits.d  
/etc/default/  
/usr/share/doc/dse-libcassandra Notices and cqlshrc samples, including sample .cqlshrc file with Kerberos configuration

Default DataStax Enterprise Installer directories, install logs, and uninstaller 

Directories Description
/usr/share/dse/backups/log_file_dir/copied_config_files.log Show Config File Overwrites
/usr/share/dse/backups/log_file_dir/bitrock_installer.log View Installation Log
/usr/share/dse/backups/log_file_dir/install_dependencies.log View Dependency Installation Log
/usr/share/dse/backups/pfc_results.txt View Configuration Recommendations and Warnings (Preflight Check Results)
/usr/share/dse View README
/usr/share/dse Uninstall DataStax Enterprise

DSE Hadoop directories 

Directories Description
/etc/dse/hadoop Hadoop configuration
/usr/share/dse/resources/hadoop Hadoop environment settings
/usr/share/portfolio_manager Hadoop Portfolio Manager demo

Hive directories 

Directories Description
/etc/dse/hive Hive configuration
/usr/share/dse/resources/hive Hive environment settings

Mahout directories 

Directories Description
/etc/dse/mahout Mahout properties
/usr/share/dse/resources/mahout Mahout environment settings
/usr/share/demos/mahout Mahout demo

Pig directories 

Directories Description
/etc/dse/pig Pig configuration
/usr/share/dse/resources/pig Pig environment settings
/usr/share/demos/pig Pig demo

Default DSE Search directories 

Directories Description
/usr/share/dse/resources/solr/conf Solr configuration
/usr/share/dse/solr Solr driver
/usr/share/dse/demos/wikipedia Search - Wikipedia demo
/var/log/cassandra Solr log messages are in the Cassandra system.log file.

Default Spark directories 

Directories Description
/etc/dse/spark spark-env.sh is the Spark configuration file
/usr/share/dse/spark/work Spark work directory
/usr/share/dse/spark/logs Spark Master and Worker logs
/usr/share/dse/demos/spark Spark Portfolio Manager demo

Sqoop directories 

Directories Description
/etc/dse/sqoop Sqoop configuration
/usr/share/dse/resources/sqoop Sqoop environment settings
/usr/share/dse/demos/sqoop Sqoop demo

Logback-appender directories 

Directories Description
/etc/dse/cassandra logback.xml is the logback configuration file

Tomcat server logs for DSE Search 

Directories Description
/var/log/tomcat Default log location. You can change logging locations.
/var/log/cassandra/dropped_audit_events.log Default location for Cassandra dropped events logs.

Default OpsCenter directories 

Directories Description
/var/lib/opscenter SSL certificates for encrypted agent/dashboard communications
/var/log/opscenter Log directory
/var/run/opscenter Runtime
/usr/share/opscenter JAR, agent, web application, and binary files
/etc/opscenter opscenterd.conf is the OpsCenter configuration file
/etc init.d contains the service startup script
/etc/security limits.d sets OpsCenter user limits

DataStax Agent directories 

Directories Description
/var/lib/datastax-agent/ssl SSL certificates for encrypted agent and dashboard communications
/var/lib/datastax-agent/conf Configuration
/var/log/datastax-agent Log directory
/var/run/datastax-agent Runtime
/usr/share/datastax-agent JAR, agent, web application, and binary files
/etc/init.d Service startup script