Product compatibility
DataStax Enterprise, Apache Cassandra, CQL, and SSTable compatibility
The following tables list each supported version of DataStax Enterprise (DSE) and its corresponding Apache Cassandra®, CQL, and SSTable versions:
Current versions
Be sure to verify compatibility with the current DSE version when using nodetool upgradesstables, sstableloader, and sstableupgrade. |
DataStax Enterprise (DSE) | Apache Cassandra | CQL | SSTable format note | SSTable version | sstableloader format-version | sstable upgrade & nodetool format-version |
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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 Apache Cassandra. For more information, see About the different doc versions of Apache Cassandra. |
Be sure to verify compatibility with the current Cassandra version when using nodetool upgradesstables, sstableloader, and sstableupgrade. |
Apache Cassandra | CQL | SSTable format note | SSTable version |
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3.11.4 and later |
3.3 |
big |
md |
3.9 to 3.11.3 |
3.3 |
big |
mc |
3.7 to 3.8 |
3.3 |
big |
mb |
3.1 to 3.6 |
3.3 |
big |
ma |
3.0.18 and later |
3.3 |
big |
md |
3.0.8 to 3.0.17 |
3.3 |
big |
mc |
3.0.7 |
3.3 |
big |
mb |
3.0.0 to 3.0.6 |
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 (EOSL) compatibility
The following table lists the EOSL versions of DSE.
Be sure to verify SSTable compatibility when using nodetool upgradesstables, sstableloader, and sstableupgrade. |
DataStax Enterprise (version and release date) |
Apache Cassandra |
CQL |
SSTable Format note |
SSTable Version |
sstableloader format-version |
sstable upgrade & nodetool format-version |
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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 OpsCenter compatibility for both monitored and storage clusters (if one or more are in use).
OpsCenter is only compatible with DataStax Enterprise (DSE) clusters. |
OpsCenter version | DSE version |
---|---|
6.8.4 and later |
6.8, 6.7 (EOSL), 6.0 (EOSL), 5.1 |
6.8 |
6.8, 6.7 (EOSL), 6.0 (EOSL) |
6.7 |
6.7 (EOSL), 6.0 (EOSL), 5.1 |
6.5 |
6.0 (EOSL), 5.1, 5.0 (EOSL) |
6.1 |
5.1, 5.0 (EOSL), 4.8 (EOSL) |
6.0 |
5.0 (EOSL), 4.8 (EOSL), 4.7 (EOSL) |
Studio compatibility with DSE
The following table lists Studio compatibility with DSE.
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
DataStax Bulk Loader is supported on Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. Using dsbulk commands, CSV or JSON files can be loaded or unloaded to or from the following supported databases:
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DataStax Astra cloud databases
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DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 4.7 and later databases
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Open source Apache Cassandra® 2.1 and later databases
Documentation maintenance policy
After a DataStax Enterprise version reaches end-of-service-life, corresponding products are not supported and documentation updates are no longer provided.