Astra DB Classic release notes

Updated Organization Settings simplify user, role, token, billing, and security management for your Astra DB organization.

Added standard and sidecar caller modes, and updated vault commands in the Astra DB Classic Plugin for HashiCorp Vault 2.0.0 release.

Integrations are now embedded within the Astra Portal.

You can now expand and collapse the Astra Portal navigation menu.

The Astra Portal supports tablet and laptop browsers.

Released DataStax Zero Downtime Migration 2.2.0, which added the zdm_proxy_cluster_config.yml file to contain all the configuration variables for Origin and Target. Prior to version 2.2.0, the variables were in the zdm_proxy_core_config.yml file. The change is backward compatible.

In Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) 2.1.0, ZDM Proxy sends heartbeats after 30 seconds of inactivity on a cluster connection by defau

Lightweight Transactions (LWTs) now support EACH_QUORUM and SERIAL consistency levels.

Astra DB Classic adds support on AWS for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 3.2.1 (PCI DSS). To create and use Astra DB Classic on AWS that complies with PCI DSS, contact your account representative or DataStax Support.

Published Astra Command Line Interface (Astra CLI) 0.2 documentation. Astra CLI provides a one-stop shop for managing your Astra DB resources through scripts or commands in your local terminal.

The Astra DB Classic plugin for HashiCorp Vault is generally available. This version includes support for dynamic token management:

Define a default lease time

Create new tokens with lease settings

List tokens by each one’s Client ID

View lease details

List all leases

Renew a lease

Revoke a token/lease before the lease expires

Delete a token

You can use DataStax Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) 2.0 to migrate to Astra DB Classic from Apache Cassandra® and DataStax Enterprise (DSE). For example, you can use ZDM to migrate your client applications and data from Cassandra 3.11.x directly to Astra DB Classic.

Added support for AWS private endpoints.

The Astra DB Classic plugin for HashiCorp Vault is in public preview. This open-source project adds robust token lifecycle management features for Astra DB Classic. For details, see the plugin’s GitHub repo.

Added support for additional Astra DB database regions, including AWS ap-southeast-2, ap-northeast-1, and eu-west-2.

You can configure customer keys for Astra DB Classic databases in AWS regions.

You can now remove a payment method from the Pay As You Go plan in the Astra Portal.

You can configure single sign-on (SSO) for your Astra DB organizations. SSO allows for a seamless sign-on experience, and gives centralized and streamlined access control to security operations teams. Once configured, this security enhancement means that during a user’s next login attempt in the Astra Portal, the user is prompted to enter their company SSO credentials. If the credentials are valid, the authenticated user is logged into their Astra DB Classic organization automatically.

Astra DB pricing changes went into effect on February 1, 2022.

Load data into your Astra DB Classic database from an Amazon S3 bucket that contains exported DynamoDB data in the Astra DB Classic Data Loader.

You can add private endpoints for AWS and Google Cloud in the Astra Portal in addition to the DevOps API.

You can add Google Cloud private endpoints through the DevOps API.

You can add AWS private endpoints through the DevOps API.

You can now manage roles and tokens with the DevOps API.

Token management is now part of your organization settings.

Astra DB meets SOC 2 Type II security audit compliance.

New Astra DB Data Loader simplifies how you get data into your Astra DB databases.

New Astra DB plan options are available to provide you with options that allow you to weigh the costs and database capabilities for your Astra DB database.

You can deploy Astra DB Classic databases to multiple regions.

Launched a refreshed look and feel for the Astra Portal.

Use VPC peering to access your database on Azure and GCP. This feature is available for C- and D-tier Classic databases.

You can now create your Astra DB database with Microsoft Azure as your cloud provider.

Added C-20, C-40, D-10, D-20, and D-40 database service tier options.

Launched the the DevOps API to simplify creating and managing Astra DB databases.

VPC peering is available to access your Astra DB database from the AWS Console. This feature is available for C10 databases on AWS only.

You can submit questions or feedback directly in Astra Portal using our new Chat feature.

Manage Organizations is now listed under your databases menu. From the Manage Organizations screen, you can View Billing and View Users under the Action menu.

In the Astra Portal, click Get Help to get links to helpful documentation.

Check the status of the Astra DB service at https://status.astra.datastax.com.

Redesigned the database page.

Added a footer to the Astra Portal with important links and contact information.

The database cluster ID is now included in the Cluster Details on the Database Details page.

Astra DB is now generally available, including these enhancements:

The Cassandra Query Language shell (cqlsh) utility is embedded directly in the Astra Portal. Navigate to your database, select the CQL Console tab, and issue CQL commands to interact with your database.

Released the standalone version of the CQL shell for Astra DB. You no longer need to use the built-in CQL shell in DSE to connect to your Astra DB database.

Release the Free tier for Astra DB that allows you to create an Astra DB database with 10GB for free. Create a database with just a few clicks and start developing within minutes, no credit card required.

The open Beta release of Astra DB brings the ability to develop and deploy data-driven applications on a cloud-based Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) built on Cassandra, without the hassle of database and infrastructure administration.