All DataStax documentation

A complete list of current, older, and archived DataStax documentation

A complete list of current, older, and archived documentation created by DataStax.

New products

Table 1.
DataStax Astra DB DataStax Astra Streaming DataStax enhanced Pulsar products

DataStax Enterprise

Table 2. Docs for supported DSE versions
DSE 6.8 (latest) DSE 6.7 (previous) DSE 6.0 & 5.1 (earlier)

DSE 6.8 Installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.7 Installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.0 Installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 5.1 Installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.8 Admin Guide: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.7 Admin Guide: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.0 Admin Guide: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE 5.1 Admin Guide: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.8 Architecture Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.7 Architecture Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.0 Architecture Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 5.1 Architecture Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.8 Dev Guide: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.7 Dev Guide: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.0 Dev Guide: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE 5.1 Dev Guide: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE Security 6.8: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Security 6.7: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Security 6.0: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Security 5.1: HTML | PDF | Zip

Storage-Attached Indexing (SAI) in DSE 6.8: HTML | PDF | Zip

Kubernetes products

K8ssandra Operator Cass Operator DataStax Luna Streaming Distribution (Pulsar+)
  • docs.k8ssandra.io: Common-interest topics for users of K8ssandra Operator and K8ssandra, such as FAQs, Release Notes, Components, Glossary.
  • docs-v1.k8ssandra.io: Specific topics for K8ssandra 1.4.x users (the initial project releases).
  • docs-v2.k8ssandra.io: Specific topics for users of K8ssandra Operator, including single- and multi-cluster installs.

Open-source Apache Cassandra® (OSS)

Note: DataStax has different documentation versions for Apache Cassandra. For more information, see About the different doc versions of Apache Cassandra.
Tip: Apache Cassandra® 4.0 is now GA! Also refer to the open-source Apache Cassandra 4.0 documentation on cassandra.apache.org. The Apache Cassandra CQL docs start here.
Table 3. Open-source Apache Cassandra and CQL documentation
Apache Cassandra (OSS) Corresponding CQL
OSS 3.x (3.1 - 3.9): HTML | PDF | Zip CQL 3.x: HTML | PDF | Zip
OSS 3.0: HTML | PDF | Zip CQL 3.3: HTML | PDF | Zip
OSS 2.2: HTML | PDF | Zip CQL 3.x: HTML | PDF | Zip
OSS 2.1: HTML | PDF | Zip CQL 3.1: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE OpsCenter

Note: To avoid confusion, the redirects for opscenter/latest, latest-opscenter, and latest-opsc have been removed. This was done because customers may not always be using the latest DSE OpsCenter version.
Table 4. Docs for supported OpsCenter versions
OpsCenter 6.8 (latest) OpsCenter 6.7 (previous) Earlier OpsCenter 6.5 & 6.1 (earlier)

OpsCenter 6.8 installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.7 installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.5 installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.1 installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.8: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.7: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.5: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.1: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

CQL (Cassandra Query Language)

Table 5. Docs for supported CQL versions
CQL 6.8 (latest) CQL 6.7 (previous) CQL 6.0 & 5.1 (earlier)

CQL for DSE 6.8: HTML | PDF | Zip

CQL for DSE 6.7: HTML | PDF | Zip

CQL for DSE 6.0: HTML | PDF | Zip

CQL for DSE 5.1: HTML | PDF | Zip
CQLSH standalone tool HTML | PDF | Zip CQLSH standalone tool | HTML | PDF | Zip CQLSH standalone tool HTML | PDF | Zip

Data Loaders

DataStax Apache Pulsar Connector DataStax Apache Kafka Connector DataStax Bulk Loader for Apache Cassandra DSE Graph Loader (included in DSE 5.1- 6.7)

Guide: HTML

Release notes: Markdown

Installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

Release notes: HTML

Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

Installation: HTML

Release notes: HTML

Guide: HTML

6.7 | 6.0 | 5.1

Studio

Table 6. Docs for supported Studio versions

DataStax Studio 6.8: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DataStax Studio 6.7: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DataStax Studio 6.0: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DataStax Studio 2.0: HTML | Release notes | Zip

Docker

Table 7. Docs for supported versions of DataStax Docker
Docker 6.8 Docker 6.7 Docker 6.0 Docker 5.1

DataStax DSE 6.8 Docker Guide: HTML

DataStax DSE 6.7 Docker Guide: HTML

DataStax DSE 6.0 Docker Guide: HTML

DataStax DSE 5.1 Docker Guide: HTML

Docker for OpsCenter 6.8: HTML

Docker for OpsCenter 6.7: HTML

Docker for OpsCenter 6.5: HTML

Docker for OpsCenter 6.1: HTML

Docker for DataStax Studio 6.8: HTML

Docker for DataStax Studio 6.7: HTML

Docker for DataStax Studio 6.0: HTML

Docker for DataStax Studio 2.0: HTML

DataStax drivers

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.
  • Developing applications with Apache Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise HTML | PDF | Zip
Table 8. DataStax drivers for open-source Cassandra (OSS) and DSE
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.
Table 9. 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
Table 10. PHP and Ruby maintenance only drivers (only critical bug fixes will be included in new versions)
DSE drivers guides OSS drivers guides DSE version compatibility OSS version compatibility
PHP PHP DSE PHP OSS PHP
Ruby Ruby DSE Ruby OSS Ruby

JDBC/ODBC drivers

Table 11. 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

Other DataStax guides

Table 12. Related guides for using DSE

Upgrade Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DataStax Desktop: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Monitoring Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Planning Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Troubleshooting Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

Cassandra Planning Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

End-of-Service-Life and unsupported products (Old docs)

Patches/bug fixes, support, and documentation updates for EOSL and unsupported products are not available. The docs for these products are archived and will not be updated.

Table 13. DataStax Enterprise end-of-service- life (EOSL)

DSE 5.0: HTML | Zip

DSE 4.8: HTML | Zip

DSE 4.7: HTML | Zip

DSE 4.6: HTML | Zip

DSE 4.5: HTML | Zip

DSE 4.0: HTML | Zip

DSE 3.2: HTML | Zip

DSE 3.1: HTML | PDF

DSE 3.0: HTML | PDF

DSE 2.2: HTML | PDF

DSE 2.1: HTML | PDF

DSE 2.0: HTML | PDF

DSE 1.0 : HTML | PDF

Playlist tutorial: HTML | PDF | Zip for DSE 4.8 and Cassandra 2.1

Kerberos tutorial: HTML | Zip
Table 14. Unsupported DSE OpsCenter

OpsCenter 6.0: HTML | Zip

OpsCenter 5.2: HTML | Zip

OpsCenter 5.1: HTML | Zip

OpsCenter 5.0: HTML | Zip

OpsCenter 4.1: HTML | Zip

OpsCenter 4.0: HTML | Zip

OpsCenter 3.2: HTML | PDF

OpsCenter 3.1: HTML | PDF

OpsCenter 2.1: HTML | PDF

OpsCenter 2.0: | PDF

OpsCenter 1.4: PDF
Table 15. Cassandra documentation that was included as part of DSE releases (no longer supported or maintained by DataStax)
Cassandra 3.x and 3.0 (Linux) Cassandra 2.x (Linux) Cassandra 1.x (Linux) Cassandra (Windows) Early Cassandra

Cassandra 3.0: HTML | Zip

Cassandra 2.2: HTML | Zip

Cassandra 1.2: HTML | Zip

Cassandra 3.0: HTML | Zip

 Cassandra 0.8: HTML

Cassandra 3.x (Linux): HTML | Zip

Cassandra 2.1: HTML | PDF | Zip

Cassandra 1.1: HTML | PDF

Cassandra 3.x: HTML | Zip

 Cassandra 0.7: HTML

Cassandra 2.0: HTML | Zip

Cassandra 1.0: HTML | PDF

Cassandra 2.2: HTML | Zip

 Cassandra 0.6: HTML
Table 16. CQL documentation that was included as part of DSE releases (no longer supported or maintained by DataStax)

CQL 3.3: HTML | Zip (for DSE 5.0 and Cassandra 3.0)

CQL 3.1: HTML | Zip (for DSE 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8; Cassandra 2.0, 2.1)

CQL 3.0: HTML | Zip (for DSE 3.1, 3.2; Cassandra 1.2)

CQL 3.x: HTML | Zip (for Cassandra 2.2 and 3.x)
Table 17. Other docs no longer maintained

OBDC driver: HTML

DataStax DevCenter: HTML

Compatible with DSE versions up to 5.0.

DataStax Studio 1.0: HTML | Zip