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.

DataStax Enterprise

Table 1. Docs for supported DSE versions
DSE 6.7 (latest) DSE 6.0 (previous) DSE 5.1 (earlier)

DSE 6.7 Installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.0 Installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 5.1 Installation: HTML | 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 6.7 Architecture Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 6.0 Architecture Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE 5.1 Architecture Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

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

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

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

DSE Security 6.7: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Security 6.0: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Security 5.1: HTML | PDF | Zip

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.
Table 2. 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

DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra® (DDAC)

DDAC is fully compatible with open source Apache Cassandra 3.11. It includes the Cassandra enhancements in DSE 5.1.
Note: DataStax has different documentation versions for Apache Cassandra. For more information, see About the different doc versions of Apache Cassandra.
Table 3. Docs for supported DDAC versions
DDAC CQL for DDAC DDAC Security

DDAC: HTML | PDF | Zip

Includes administrator, architecture, and developer information

CQL for DDAC: HTML

DDAC Security: HTML

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 6.7 (latest) OpsCenter 6.5 (previous) Earlier OpsCenter 6.1 (earlier)

OpsCenter 6.7 installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.5 installation: HTML | PDF | Zip

OpsCenter 6.1 installation: HTML | 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 6.7 (latest) CQL 6.0 (previous) CQL 5.1 (earlier)

CQL for DSE 6.7: HTML | PDF | Zip

CQL for DSE 6.0: HTML | PDF | Zip

CQL for DSE 5.1: HTML | PDF | Zip

Studio

Table 6. Docs for supported Studio versions

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 6.7 Docker 6.0 Docker 5.1

DataStax 6.7 Docker Guide: HTML

DataStax 6.0 Docker Guide: HTML

DataStax 5.1 Docker Guide: HTML

Docker for OpsCenter 6.7: HTML

Docker for OpsCenter 6.5: HTML

Docker for OpsCenter 6.1: 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.
Table 8. 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.
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 DDAC/OSS drivers guides DSE version compatibility DDAC/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) 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

Other DataStax guides

Table 12. Related guides for using DSE and DDAC

DataStax Apache Kafka® Connector: HTML | PDF | Zip

DataStax Desktop: HTML (Labs) | PDF | Zip

Upgrade Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DataStax Bulk Loader: HTML | Release notes | PDF | Zip

DSE Planning Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

DSE Troubleshooting Guide: HTML | PDF | Zip

Kerberos tutorial: HTML | PDF | Zip

For more tutorials, see DataStax Academy forums.

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
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. Unsupported Drivers and other DataStax products

OBDC driver: HTML

DataStax DevCenter: HTML

Compatible with DSE versions up to 5.0.

DataStax Studio 1.0: HTML | Zip