Upgrade Apache Cassandra

Upgrade Apache Cassandra
Published 5/2025
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A comprehensive guide to upgrading "Apache Cassandra" clusters with minimal risk, and downtime. Learn best practices.

What you’ll learn

Learn how to plan for upgrading "Apache Cassandra" clusters

Learn how to prepare for upgrading "Apache Cassandra"

Learn how to upgrade "Apache Cassandra" clusters

Requirements

Basic Knowledge of Linux

Knowledge of Apache Cassandra

Knowledge of Apache Cassandra Usage

Knowledge of Apache Cassandra Administration

Description

Overview

Section 1: Course Overview

Lecture 1 Course Overview

Section 2: Introduction

Lecture 2 Introduction

Lecture 3 Course Prerequisites

Section 3: Database Upgrade

Lecture 4 What & Why Upgrade ?

Lecture 5 Database Upgrade

Lecture 6 In-place Upgrade

Lecture 7 Open Source vs DataStax Enterprise

Lecture 8 Current vs. Archived Software

Lecture 9 Cassandra Upgrade Path

Lecture 10 Downgrading Cassandra

Section 4: OS / Python / Java

Lecture 11 OS Versions

Lecture 12 Supported Python Versions

Lecture 13 Supported Java Versions

Lecture 14 JDK vs. JRE ; Open JDK vs. Oracle JDK

Section 5: Java Versions

Lecture 15 Java 8

Lecture 16 Java 11

Lecture 17 Java 17

Lecture 18 Switch between Java 8 / 11 / 17

Section 6: Cassandra Upgrade Planning

Lecture 19 Cassandra Upgrade Steps

Lecture 20 Cassandra sstable Versions

Lecture 21 NOT running "nodetool upgradesstables"

Lecture 22 Importance of Cassandra Backups

Lecture 23 Minor Version Upgrade vs. Major Version Upgrade

Lecture 24 Cassandra Multi-DC Upgrade

Lecture 25 Cassandra Mixed Version Cluster

Section 7: Servers

Lecture 26 Servers

Section 8: Upgrade Cassandra 3.11.8 to 3.11.17

Lecture 27 Review Cassandra 3.11.8 Cluster

Lecture 28 Review ~/.bash_profile

Lecture 29 Cassandra 3.11.8 Cluster Summary

Lecture 30 Download/Extract Cassandra 3.11.17

Lecture 31 cassandra.yaml

Lecture 33 cassandra-env.sh

Lecture 34 jvm.options

Lecture 36 Review Before Upgrade

Lecture 37 Upgrade Cassandra Cluster to 3.11.17

Lecture 38 nodetool upgradesstables

Lecture 39 Remove Old Version of Cassandra

Section 9: Upgrade Cassandra 3.11.17 to 4.1.7

Lecture 40 Review Cassandra 3.11.17 Cluster

Lecture 41 Review ~/.bash_profile

Lecture 42 Cassandra 3.11.17 Cluster Summary

Lecture 43 Download/Extract Cassandra 4.1.7

Lecture 44 cassandra.yaml

Lecture 46 cassandra-env.sh

Lecture 47 JVM Settings

Lecture 49 Review Before Upgrade

Lecture 50 Upgrade Cassandra Cluster to 4.1.7

Lecture 51 nodetool upgradesstables

Lecture 52 Upgrade from Java 8 to Java 11

Lecture 53 Remove Old Version of Cassandra

Section 10: Upgrade Cassandra 4.1.7 to 5.0.2

Lecture 54 Review Cassandra 4.1.7 Cluster

Lecture 55 Review ~/.bash_profile

Lecture 56 Cassandra 4.1.7 Cluster Summary

Lecture 57 Download/Extract Cassandra 5.0.2

Lecture 58 cassandra.yaml

Lecture 60 cassandra-env.sh

Lecture 61 JVM Settings

Lecture 63 Review Before Upgrade

Lecture 64 Upgrade Cassandra Cluster to 5.0.2

Lecture 65 nodetool upgradesstables

Lecture 66 Upgrade from Java 11 to Java 17

Lecture 67 Enable New Features of Apache Cassandra 5.0

Lecture 68 Remove Old Version of Cassandra

Section 11: Upgrade By Moving To New Nodes

Lecture 69 Upgrade By Moving To New Nodes

Section 12: What’s Next

Lecture 70 What’s Next

Section 13: Updates

Lecture 71 April 2025 Update

Section 14: Bonus

Lecture 72 Bonus Lecture

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