Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) compatibility

The following tables list supported versions of Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) and the corresponding Apache Cassandra®, CQL, and SSTable versions.

Compatibility matrix

The following table lists the compatibility between HCD, Cassandra, CQL, and SSTable components.

Verify compatibility with the current HCD version when using nodetool upgradesstables, sstableloader, and sstableupgrade.

HCD compatibility matrix
HCD Cassandra CQL SSTable format SSTable version sstableloader format-version sstable upgrade and nodetool format-version

1.2.0 and later

Compatible with 3.11 and 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

1.1.0 and later

Compatible with 3.11 and 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

Apache Cassandra, CQL, and SSTable correspondence

Verify compatibility with the current Cassandra version when using nodetool upgradesstables, sstableloader, and sstableupgrade.

Version correspondence between Cassandra, CQL, and SSTables
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

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