Using the DataStax Installer to install using command line or properties file commands
Instructions for installing DataStax Enterprise 5.0 using the DataStax Installer using command line or properties file commands.
Instructions for installing DataStax Enterprise using the DataStax Installer using command line or properties file commands.
Prerequisites
- Be sure your platform is supported.
- Root or sudo access.
- Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment 8 (JDK) (1.8.0_40 minimum) or OpenJDK 8. Earlier or later versions are not supported.
- Python 2.7.x (For older RHEL distributions, see Installing Python 2.7 on older RHEL-based package installations.)
Also see Recommended production settings and the DataStax Enterprise Reference Architecture white paper.
Requirement | Minimum | Production |
---|---|---|
CPUs | 2 | 16 |
Memory | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Data directory | 20 GB | 200 GB |
Commit log directory | 20 GB | 200 GB |
Saved caches directory | 20 GB | 200 GB |
Logs directory | 20 GB | 200 GB |
Production requirements depend on the volume of data and workload. |
About the installer
The DataStax installer installs DataStax Enterprise and DataStax Studio if
developer_install
is specified. It does not install OpsCenter
or DevCenter. See Installing OpsCenter or Installing DevCenter.
- cassandra_yaml_template
- dse_yaml_template
The DataStax Enterprise download page provides a sample_install_5.0.prop file.
Procedure
In a terminal window:
Results
DataStax Enterprise is ready for additional configuration.
What's next
- Configuring DataStax Enterprise - Settings for DSE Advanced Security, In-Memory, DSE Advanced Replication, DSE Multi-Instance, DSE Tiered Storage, and more.
- Configuration and log file locations - Services and package installations.
- Configuration and log file locations - No Services and tarball installations.
- Changing logging locations after installation.
- Starting and stopping DataStax Enterprise.
- Preparing DataStax Enterprise for production.
- Recommended production settings for Linux.
- Planning and testing cluster deployments.
- Configuring the heap dump directory to avoid server crashes.
- DataStax Studio and DataStax DevCenter documentation
Installer-Services | /etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra.yaml |
Package installations | /etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra.yaml |
Installer-No Services | install_location/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml |
Tarball installations | install_location/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml |
Installer-Services | /etc/dse/dse.yaml |
Package installations | /etc/dse/dse.yaml |
Installer-No Services | install_location/resources/dse/conf/dse.yaml |
Tarball installations | install_location/resources/dse/conf/dse.yaml |