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DSE 6.0 Administrator Guide (EOSL)

Getting started
Information about using DataStax Enterprise for Administrators.
Release notes
Release notes for DataStax Enterprise.
Installing
DataStax Enterprise 6.0 can be installed in a number of ways, depending on the purpose of the installation, the type of operating system, and the available permissions.
Configuration
Information about configuring DataStax Enterprise, such as recommended production setting, configuration files, snitch configuration, start-up parameters, heap dump settings, using virtual nodes, and more.
- Recommended production settings
  Recommended settings for Linux platforms on DataStax Enterprise.
- YAML and configuration properties
  Information on how to configure DataStax Enterprise using the cassandra.yaml, dse.yaml, cassandra-rackdc.properties, and cassandra-topology.properties files.
- Cloud provider snitches
  Set up Ec2Snitch, Ec2MultiRegionSnitch, GoogleCloudSnitch, or CloudstackSnitch.
- JVM system properties
  Modify DataStax Enterprise system properties from the startup command line or file.
- Choosing a compaction strategy
  How to choose the best compaction strategy.
- NodeSync service
  Continuous background repair that virtually eliminates manual efforts to run repair operations in a DataStax cluster.
- Using multiple network interfaces
  Steps for configuring DataStax Enterprise for multiple network interfaces or when using different regions in cloud implementations.
- Configuring gossip settings
  Using the cassandra.yaml file to configure gossip.
- Configuring the heap dump directory
  Analyzing the heap dump file can help troubleshoot memory problems.
- Configuring Virtual Nodes
  Topics about setting up and enabling virtual nodes (vnodes).
  - Virtual node (vnode) configuration
    A description of virtual nodes (vnodes) and how to use them in different types of datacenters. Also steps for disabling vnodes.
  - Enabling virtual nodes on an existing production cluster
    Steps and recommendations for enabling virtual nodes (vnodes) on an existing production cluster.
- Logging configuration
  Topics about changing logging locations, setting logging levels, archiving logs, and CDC logging.
Initializing a cluster
Initializing a DataStax Enterprise (DSE) cluster includes configuring, and choosing how the data is divided across the nodes in the cluster.
Security
DataStax Enterprise 6.0 Security Guide.
DSE advanced functionality
Information on using DSE Analytics, DSEFS, DSE Search, DSE Graph, DSE Advanced Replication, DSE In-Memory, DSE Multi-Instance, DSE Tiered Storage and DSE Performance services.
Tools
Tools include dse commands, dsetool, fs-stress tool, pre-flight check, and yaml_diff tools, and the sstableloader.
Operations
DataStax Enterprise operation topics, such as node and datacenter operations, changing replication strategies, configuring compaction and compression, caching, and tuning Bloom filters.
Planning
Hardware selection, estimating disk capacity, anti-patterns, cluster testing and more.

Configuring Virtual Nodes

Topics about setting up and enabling virtual nodes (vnodes).

Virtual node (vnode) configuration
A description of virtual nodes (vnodes) and how to use them in different types of datacenters. Also steps for disabling vnodes.
Enabling virtual nodes on an existing production cluster
Steps and recommendations for enabling virtual nodes (vnodes) on an existing production cluster.

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