Use Astra DB Sideloader with ZDM

Astra DB Sideloader is a service running in Astra DB that directly imports data from snapshot backups that you’ve uploaded to Astra DB from an existing DSE, HCD, or other compatible Cassandra cluster. For compatible origin clusters, see Astra Migration Toolkit.

Because it imports data directly, Astra DB Sideloader can offer several advantages over CQL-based tools like DSBulk Migrator and Cassandra Data Migrator, including faster, more cost-effective data loading, and minimal performance impacts on your origin cluster and target database.

Astra DB Sideloader uses the Astra DevOps API, your cloud provider’s CLI, and nodetool.

If you need to migrate a live database, you can use Astra DB Sideloader instead of DSBulk or Cassandra Data Migrator during of Phase 2 of Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM).

Use Astra DB Sideloader in the context of Zero Downtime Migration.

For more information, see About Astra DB Sideloader.

Use Astra DB Sideloader with ZDM

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