Install DataStax Studio

DataStax Studio is an interactive developer tool for CQL (Cassandra Query Language), Spark SQL, and DSE Graph.

Prerequisites

DataStax Studio 6.8 requires the following:

  • An IBMid with MFA enabled.

    • If you are an existing IBM customer with an IBMid, you can continue to use your established account.

    • If you don’t have an IBMid, you can create one.

    • If your company uses Enterprise Federation (EF) for authentication with corporate credentials, see the EF documentation.

  • OpenJDK 8 or Oracle Java 8 version 1.8.0_151 or later. JDK 11 is recommended.

    JDK/JRE requirements for earlier versions of DataStax Studio

    • DataStax Studio 6.7 on Linux: OpenJDK 8 or Oracle Java 8 version 1.8.0_151 or later

    • DataStax Studio 6.0 on Linux: OpenJDK 8 or Oracle Java 8 version 1.8.0_151 or later

    • DataStax Studio 2.0 on Linux: OpenJDK 8 or Oracle Java 8 version 1.8.0_40 or later

    • DataStax Studio 2.0 on Windows 7 or 10: Oracle Java 8; OpenJDK isn’t supported

  • Astra DB or a supported version of DataStax Enterprise (DSE). For compatibility details, see Supported platforms for DataStax Studio.

  • A supported web browser.

    DataStax Studio is tested on the following platforms (64-bit) with the latest versions of the specified web browsers at the time of the most recent DataStax Studio release:

    • macOS 10.11, 10.12, 10.13: Safari, Chrome, Firefox

    • Windows 7, 10: Chrome, Firefox

    • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS: Chrome, Firefox

    • CentOS 7: Chrome, Firefox

    • CentOS 6.8: Firefox

      Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and all other browsers, platforms, and versions are either not supported or not tested. They might not be fully compatible.

Install or upgrade DataStax Studio

  1. If you are upgrading to DataStax Studio 6.8, back up the user data directory (~/.datastax_studio) before you install a new version.

    When you start DataStax Studio after an upgrade, all of your existing notebooks are upgraded to the new version. Notebooks aren’t backward compatible after being upgraded.

  2. Download the DataStax Studio tarball file

    1. Sign in to Fix Central.

    2. In the Product selector field, enter IBM DataStax Studio.

    3. Select the DataStax Studio version you want to install from the Select from IBM DataStax Studio list.

    4. Select your Platform, and then click Continue.

    5. On the Identify fixes page, click Continue to use the default Browse for fixes option.

    6. Select the fix pack (DataStax Studio version) you want to install, and then click Continue.

    7. On the Download options page, select the Download using your browser (HTTPS), and then click Continue.

      This step is only required the first time you download a file using Fix Central. If you need to change your download method for subsequent downloads, use the Change download options link in the Download options section of Fix Central pages.

    8. Review the terms and conditions, and then click I agree.

    9. Click the applicable link to download the DataStax Studio tarball or ZIP file for your operating system.

  3. Unpack DataStax Studio:

    • Linux and macOS

    • Microsoft Windows

    tar -xzf datastax-studio-VERSION.tar.gz

    Replace VERSION with the version number of the tarball you downloaded, such as 6.8.0.

    1. In File Explorer, locate your DataStax Studio archive, such as ~\datastax-studio-VERSION.zip where VERSION is the version number you downloaded.

    2. Right-click the ZIP file, and then select Extract All…​.

Start DataStax Studio

  1. Change to the DataStax Studio installation directory:

    • Linux and macOS

    • Microsoft Windows

    cd installation_location/datastax-studio-6.8.0
    C:/> cd installation_location\datastax-studio-6.8.0\bin\

  2. Run the DataStax Studio Server shell script:

    • Linux and macOS

    • Microsoft Windows

    ./bin/server.sh

    To start DataStax Studio in the background, add & at the end of the command: ./bin/server.sh &

    C:/> server.bat

    When the server starts, the URL is printed in the terminal:

    Studio is now running at: http://127.0.0.1:9091

  3. In a web browser, navigate to the URL where DataStax Studio is running.

    The URL can be different depending on your cluster configuration. For example, for DSE running on localhost, the URL is localhost:port. For remote clusters, the URL uses the hostname or IP address of the remote machine.

    studio launched

Stop DataStax Studio

  • Linux and Mac

  • Microsoft Windows

pkill -f studio

In your terminal, press Control+C to end the running process.

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