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Documentation for installing, configuring, upgrading, and deploying DataStax products and helpful information for connecting with the DataStax community and other resources.

Studio notebooks

Studio 6.8 only supports DataStax Enterprise 6.8.
Studio 6.7 only supports DataStax Enterprise 6.7.
Studio 6.0 only supports DataStax Enterprise 6.0.
Studio 2.0 only supports DataStax Enterprise 5.1 and 5.0 (EOSL).
Notebooks created in earlier versions are automatically upgraded when starting later versions.

DataStax drivers for open-source Cassandra (OSS), DSE, and DDAC

Note: Starting January 2020, you can use the same DataStax driver for Apache Cassandra® (OSS), DataStax Enterprise, and DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra. DataStax has unified the DSE and OSS drivers to avoid user confusion and enhance the OSS drivers with some of the features in the DSE drivers. For more information, see the Better Drivers for Cassandra blog.

DSE drivers are supported until January 1st, 2022. However, all new features and functionality will take place only in the unified DataStax drivers.

Table 1. DataStax drivers for open-source Cassandra (OSS), DSE, and DDAC
Guides	Source (GitHub)	Version Compatibility	Upgrade	Quickstart
C++ (2.15.0) *	C++	C++	C++	C++
C# (3.13.0) * Graph extension	C#	C#	C#	C#
Java (4.4.0) * (includes Graph extension)	Java	Java	Java	Java
Node.js (4.4.0) * Graph extension	Node.js	Node.js	Node.js	Node.js
Python (3.21.0) * Graph extension (optional)	Python	Python	Python	Python
* The starting versions for the unified drivers are indicated in parenthesis.

JDBC/ODBC drivers

Table 2. Driver download links plus installation and configuration documentation
Drivers (DSE 4.8 and later)	DataStax instructions	Simba install and configuration
DataStax ODBC Driver for Apache Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise with CQL connector. Download	DataStax ODBC install documentation
Simba JDBC Driver for Apache Cassandra®. Download.		Simba JDBC Driver for Apache Cassandra guide
Simba JDBC Driver for Apache Spark®. Download	JDBC install documentation (in DSE Developer Guide)	Simba JDBC Driver for Apache Spark guide
Simba ODBC Driver for Spark®. Download.	ODBC install documentation (in DSE Developer Guide)	Simba ODBC Driver for Spark guide

Spark Cassandra Connector


DSE Developer Guides	Github
Getting started with the Spark Cassandra Connector 6.8 \| 6.7 \| 6.0 \| 5.1	DataStax Spark Cassandra Connector

DSE maintenance only drivers

Note: DSE drivers are supported until January 1st, 2022. However, all new features and functionality will take place only in the unified DataStax drivers.

DSE only drivers require DSE 5.1 and later for full functionality.

Table 3. DSE drivers (only bug fixes will be included in new versions)
Driver Guides	Graph Extensions	Version compatibility
DSE C++ Guide		DSE C++
DSE C# Guide	DSE C# Graph Extension	DSE C#
DSE Java Guide	Included	DSE Java
DSE Node.js Guide	DSE Node.js Graph Extension	DSE Node.js
DSE Python Guide	DSE Python Graph Extension	DSE Python

CQL to DSE version mapping

DSE 6.8 uses CQL 6.8
DSE 6.7 uses CQL 6.7
DSE 6.0 uses CQL 6.0
DSE 5.1 uses CQL 5.1

New products and docs


DataStax AstraAstra product documentationBuild Cloud-Native Apps Migrate your Cassandra Apps for free	DataStax for Developers pages Build your cloud-native applications with the Apache Cassandra® database.
Kubernetes Operator Automate deploying and managing Apache Cassandra or DataStax Enterprise.	DataStax Desktop Explore Cassandra 4.0 Beta in a development environment.
Katacoda scenarios These scenarios are now embedded in the docs to help you learn Cassandra and DataStax products.	Best practices The most important things to know about using Cassandra and DataStax products.

Docs for developers Start developing applications.

Install and upgradeInstalling DataStax products.Upgrading DataStax products.

DataStax field team recommendations Recommendations and best practices from the DataStax field team.

Docs for administrators Information on managing, upgrading, and securing your DataStax Enterprise database.

Docs for Apache Cassandra® DataStax documentation for open-source Apache Cassandra (OSS).

DataStax database tools Tools for developing and managing your database.

Doc quick links

Links to commonly used docs for supported products:


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