DataStax Docs

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

JDBC/ODBC drivers

Table 1. Driver download links plus installation and configuration documentation
Drivers (DSE 4.8 and later) Installation Configuration
Simba JDBC Driver for Apache Spark®. Download JDBC install documentation (in DSE Developer Guide) JDBC Simba documentation
Simba ODBC Driver for Spark®. Download: ODBC install documentation (in DSE Developer Guide) ODBC Simba documentation
DataStax ODBC Driver for Apache Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise with CQL connector. Download: DataStax ODBC install documentation

Studio notebooks

  • 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 2. 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.

DataStax Apache Kafka™ Connector supports

  • DataStax Enterprise 5.0 and later
  • DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra™ 3.11

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 6.7 uses CQL 6.7
  • DSE 6.0 uses CQL 6.0
  • DSE 5.1 uses CQL 5.1
  • DSE 5.0 uses CQL 3.3

Welcome to DataStax docs

New to DataStax? Get started installing and using DataStax Enterprise (DSE) and DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra® (DDAC).

Docs for developers Start developing applications and access information about DataStax drivers, APIs, and DSE Advanced Functionality.

Docs for administrators Learn how to manage your databases, including installing, capacity planning, security, search, analytics, upgrading, tuning, and monitoring.

Community and support DataStax offers a thriving Cassandra community and professional support to ensure your success with DataStax products.

Complete list of DataStax docs This doc list contains docs for all current and previous versions.

DataStax Astra and other cloud offerings DataStax Astra is a cloud-native service built on the best distribution of Apache Cassandra.Astra guides AWS | GCPOther DataStax cloud products

Docs for Apache Cassandra® (OSS) DataStax provides documentation for open-source Apache Cassandra 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, and 3.x; and CQL 3.1, 3.3, and 3.x.DataStax offers subscription-based support (Luna) for open-source Cassandra. Learn more.

Products and tools Browse all the DataStax products and tools for developing and managing your database.

Japanese docs 日本語ドキュメント DataStax Enterprise、DSE OpsCenter、CQL、DataStax ドライバー群、および DataStax Studio の設定、アップグレード、デプロイに関するドキュメント群。

Doc quick links

Links to the DataStax docs for supported products.

Install guides

DataStax Astra

Develop and deploy your database in a cloud-native service built on the best distribution of Apache Cassandra.

Cassandra OSS

DataStax documentation for open-source Apache Cassandra and corresponding CQL:
Note: DataStax has different documentation versions for Apache Cassandra. For more information, see About the different doc versions of Apache Cassandra.

DataStax Enterprise

Security

DSE Security Guides 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | DDAC

DSE OpsCenter

CQL

Cassandra Query Language Version correspondence

Upgrading

Drivers

Starting January 2020, you can use the same DataStax drivers 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.

Studio

Data loaders

DDAC

DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra.
Note: DataStax offers subscription-based support (Luna) for open-source Cassandra. Learn more.
Note: DataStax has different documentation versions for Apache Cassandra. For more information, see About the different doc versions of Apache Cassandra.

Other docs

DataStax API documentation

Miscellaneous