Product compatibility
The following tables list supported versions of DataStax Enterprise (DSE) and the corresponding Apache Cassandra®, CQL, and SSTable versions.
DSE versions can be current (supported), EOL, or EOSL. When a version reaches EOL and EOSL, DataStax limits or discontinues updates:
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End of Life (EOL): Patches and bug fixes aren’t available.
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End of Service Life (EOSL): Patches, bug fixes, and support aren’t available. Documentation updates aren’t provided.
Current versions
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Verify compatibility with the current DSE version when using |
| DSE | Apache Cassandra | CQL | SSTable format | SSTable version | sstableloader format-version | sstable upgrade and nodetool format-version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8.9 and later |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4.5 |
bti |
bb |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, big-md, bti-aa, bti-ac, bti-b, bti-bb |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, big-md, bti-aa, bti-a |
6.8.0 to 6.8.6 |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4.5 |
bti |
ba |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, big-md, bti-aa, bti-ac, bti-b |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, big-md, bti-aa, bti-a |
5.1.21 and later |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4 + enhancements |
big |
me |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, big-md, big-me |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb |
5.1.17 and later |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4 + enhancements |
big |
md |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, big-md |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb |
5.1.0 to 5.1.16 |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4 + enhancements |
big |
mc |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb, big-mc |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb |
Apache Cassandra, CQL, and SSTable correspondence
DataStax has different documentation versions for Cassandra. For more information, see About the different doc versions of Apache Cassandra.
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Verify compatibility with the current Cassandra version when using |
| Apache Cassandra | CQL | SSTable format | SSTable version |
|---|---|---|---|
3.11.11 and later |
3.4 |
big |
me |
3.11.4 to 3.11.10 |
3.4 |
big |
md |
3.9 to 3.11.3 |
3.4 |
big |
mc |
3.7 to 3.8 |
3.4 |
big |
mb |
3.1 to 3.6 |
3.4 |
big |
ma |
3.0.18 and later |
3.4 |
big |
md |
3.0.8 to 3.0.17 |
3.4 |
big |
mc |
3.0.7 |
3.4 |
big |
mb |
3.0.3 to 3.0.6 |
3.4 |
big |
ma |
3.0.0 to 3.02 |
3.3 |
big |
ma |
2.2.7 and later |
3.3 |
big |
lb |
2.2.0 to 2.2.6 |
3.3 |
big |
la |
2.1 |
3.1 |
big |
ka |
DSE End of Service Life compatibility
The following table lists the End of Service Life (EOSL) versions of DSE.
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Verify SSTable compatibility when using |
| DSE version and release date | Apache Cassandra | CQL | SSTable format | SSTable version | sstableloader format-version | sstable upgrade and nodetool format-version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7.13 (2021-03-05) and later |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4.5 + enhancements |
bti |
ad |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, bti-aa, bti-ac |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc |
6.7.6 (2019-10-22) to 6.7.12 (2020-10-29) |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancement |
3.4.5 + enhancements |
bti |
ac |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, bti-aa, bti-ac |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc |
6.7.0 (2018-12-05) to 6.7.5 (2019-08-26) |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4.5 + enhancements |
bti |
aa |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, bti-aa |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc |
6.0.14 (2020-10-26) to 6.0.18 (2022-05-31) |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4 + enhancements |
bti |
ad |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, bti-aa, bti-ac, bti-ad |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc |
6.0.11 (2019-12-10) to 6.0.13 (2020-08-26) |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4 + enhancements |
bti |
ac |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, bti-aa, bti-ac |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc |
6.0.0 (2018-04-17) to 6.0.10 (2019-09-19) |
Compatible with 3.11 + production-certified enhancements |
3.4 + enhancements |
bti |
aa |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc, bti-aa |
big-ma, big-mb, big-mc |
5.0.2 (2016-08-15) to 5.0.15 (2018-11-07) |
Compatible with 3.0 + production-certified enhancements |
3.3 |
big |
mc |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb, big-mc |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb |
5.0.0 (2016-06-28) to 5.0.1 (2016-07-07) |
Compatible with 3.0 + production-certified enhancements |
3.3 |
big |
mb |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb |
big-ka, big-ma, big-mb |
4.8 (2015-09-23) to 4.8.16 (2018-04-24) |
2.1 + enhancements |
3.1 |
big |
k |
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4.7 (2015-05-17) to 4.7.9 (2016-08-01) |
2.1 |
3.1 |
big |
k |
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4.6 (2014-12-02) to 4.6.13 (2016-08-18) |
2.0 |
3.1 |
big |
j |
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4.5 (2016-06-29) |
2.0 |
3.1 |
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4.0 (2016-02-25) |
2.0 |
3.1 |
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3.2 (2015-11-13) |
1.2 |
3.0 |
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3.1 (2015-07-08) |
1.2 |
3.0 |
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3.0 (2015-02-25) |
1.1 |
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2.2 (2014-10-04) |
1.1 |
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2.1 (2014-07-23) |
1.0 |
DSE OpsCenter compatibility with DSE
The following table lists DSE OpsCenter compatibility for both monitored and storage clusters, if one or more are in use.
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DSE OpsCenter is only compatible with DSE clusters. |
| DSE OpsCenter version | DSE version |
|---|---|
6.8.39 and later |
6.9, 6.8, 6.7 (EOSL), 6.0 (EOSL), 5.1 |
6.8.4 - 6.8.38 |
6.8, 6.7 (EOSL), 6.0 (EOSL), 5.1 |
6.8 - 6.8.3 |
6.8, 6.7 (EOSL), 6.0 (EOSL) |
6.7 (EOSL) |
6.7 (EOSL), 6.0 (EOSL), 5.1 |
6.5 (EOSL) |
6.0 (EOSL), 5.1, 5.0 (EOSL) |
6.1 (EOSL) |
5.1, 5.0 (EOSL), 4.8 (EOSL) |
6.0 (EOSL) |
5.0 (EOSL), 4.8 (EOSL), 4.7 (EOSL) |
DataStax Studio compatibility with DSE
The following table lists DataStax Studio compatibility with DSE:
| DataStax Studio version | DSE version |
|---|---|
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.7 (EOSL) |
6.0 |
6.0 (EOSL) |
2.0 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
5.0 (EOSL) |
DataStax Bulk Loader (DSBulk)
DataStax Bulk Loader (DSBulk) is supported on Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows platforms.
Using dsbulk commands, you can load and unload CSV and JSON files to and from the following supported databases:
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Astra DB
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DSE 4.7 and later databases
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Apache Cassandra 2.1 and later databases
Documentation maintenance policy
After a DSE version reaches EOSL, corresponding products aren’t supported and documentation updates aren’t provided.
