Getting started with DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra for Administrators
Information about using DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra™ (DDAC) for Administrators.
This topic provides basic information and a roadmap to documentation for System Administrators new to DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra™ 3.11 (DDAC).
Which product?
Learn
- DDAC is compatible with Apache Cassandra™ 3.11 and adds production-certified changes to Cassandra.
- Cassandra-based applications and clusters are much different than relational databases and use a data model based on the types of queries, not on modeling entities and relationships. Architecture in brief contains key concepts and terminology for understanding the database.
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The following are not administrator-specific but are presented to give you a fuller picture of the database:
- Cassandra Query Language (CQL) is the query language for DDAC.
- DataStax provides drivers in several programming languages for connecting client applications to the database.
Plan
Install
- Binary tarball for any Linux-based platform
Secure
DDAC uses the security capabilities present in Apache Cassandra™, not DSE Advanced Security. Security features include:
Tune
Operations
Load
Monitor
DataStax provides tools to monitor cluster metrics.
Troubleshooting/Help
DataStax provides a wide variety of resources for troubleshooting and other types of help:
- Troubleshooting
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- Support Knowledge Base (troubleshooting articles)
- Submit a support ticket (registered customers)
- Help