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About OpsCenter
Release notes
Installing DSE OpsCenter 6.1
Upgrading OpsCenter
Configuring OpsCenter
Using OpsCenter
DSE Management Services
Troubleshooting OpsCenter
Lifecycle Manager
OpsCenter API reference for developers

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OpsCenter 6.1 User Guide Earlier OpsCenter version Latest 6.1 patch:6.1.13

About OpsCenter
DSE OpsCenter is a visual management and monitoring solution for DataStax Enterprise. OpsCenter Lifecycle Manager (LCM) provisions DataStax Enterprise (DSE) clusters and centrally manages cluster configurations.
Release notes
OpsCenter release notes provide information about new and improved features, known and resolved issues, and bug fixes.
Installing DSE OpsCenter 6.1
OpsCenter installation options include package installations using YUM and APT, and binary tarball.
Upgrading OpsCenter
Instructions for upgrading OpsCenter are available in the DataStax Upgrade Guide.
Configuring OpsCenter
Configure security features, alerts, failover, and much more in OpsCenter.
- OpsCenter Security
  Security configuration options and instructions.
- Configuring alerts for events
  Configure email alerts, post alerts to a URL, or enable SNMP traps for integrations with enterprise reporting systems.
- Configuring data collection and expiration
  OpsCenter collects system and table metrics data for each node in a cluster.
- OpsCenter DSE definitions files updates
  OpsCenter uses definition files to enable support for different versions of DataStax Enterprise without the need to upgrade the currently installed version of OpsCenter.
- Automatic failover overview
  Automatic failover from the primary DSE OpsCenter instance to the backup OpsCenter instance provides high availability without any manual intervention or downtime.
- Configuring named route linking
  Enable route URL deep linking within the UI, which allows URL navigating to locations within the OpsCenter UI web application.
- Configuring the OpsCenter JVM
  Configure the JVM parameters for the OpsCenter JVM.
- Configuring the DataStax Agent JVM
  Configure the JVM parameters for the DataStax Agent JVM.
- Changing the replication strategy for the OpsCenter keyspace
  Using the NetworkTopologyStrategy replication is recommended for the OpsCenter keyspace when running OpsCenter in a multi-datacenter environment.
- Configuration files for OpsCenter
  Configure capabilities by manually modifying the opscenterd.conf, cluster_name.conf, and address.yaml configuration files.
  - OpsCenter configuration properties
    Configure OpsCenter properties in the opscenterd.conf file and restart OpsCenter.
  - Cluster configuration properties
    Cluster configuration properties inform OpsCenter about node workloads being monitored.
    - Cassandra connection properties
      Configure Cassandra connection properties in the cluster-specific configuration file cluster_name.conf.
    - Metrics Collection Properties
      Use these metrics properties to limit the keyspaces and tables (column families) for metrics collection and change default expiration periods (ttl) for performance data.
  - DataStax Agent configuration
    Configure DataStax agents with options in the address.yaml file.
  - OpsCenter logback.xml configuration
    Some of the more common logback configuration parameters used by OpsCenter.
- Customize scripts for starting and stopping DataStax Enterprise
  OpsCenter allows starting and stopping the DataStax Enterprise process on each node in a visual manner. Customize the startup or shutdown of a node using the provided example scripts.
- Example configuration scenarios
  Example scenarios of OpsCenter deployments include configuring for multiple regions or very large clusters.
Using OpsCenter
OpsCenter is a Web application for monitoring and administering all nodes in a Cassandra cluster from one centralized console. OpsCenter runs on the client-side in a web browser.
DSE Management Services
DataStax Enterprise comes bundled with enterprise management services that you can configure and run using OpsCenter.
Troubleshooting OpsCenter
Issues experienced with OpsCenter and solutions or workarounds.
Lifecycle Manager
Simplify deploying and configuring DataStax Enterprise clusters with Lifecycle Manager.
OpsCenter API reference for developers
OpsCenter RESTful API provides programmatic management for monitoring and managing DataStax Enterprise clusters.

Cluster configuration properties

Cluster configuration properties inform OpsCenter about node workloads being monitored.

Cassandra connection properties
Configure Cassandra connection properties in the cluster-specific configuration file cluster_name.conf.
Metrics Collection Properties
Use these metrics properties to limit the keyspaces and tables (column families) for metrics collection and change default expiration periods (ttl) for performance data.

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