This very brief presentation gives a basic overview of DataStax OpsCenter, which is a visual management tool for Apache Cassandra.

1. Cassandra Essentials Tutorial Series
Overview of DataStax
OpsCenter

2. Agenda
› What is DataStax OpsCenter?
› OpsCenter Architecture
› Brief Demo of OpsCenter
› Where to get OpsCenter and Cassandra

3. What is DataStax OpsCenter?
DataStax OpsCenter is a visual management and
monitoring solution for Apache Cassandra and DataStax
Enterprise.

4. What is DataStax OpsCenter?
DataStax OpsCenter gives you the ability to carry out
many different tasks with Cassandra in point-and-click
fashion:
› Manage core Cassandra operations such as repairing a node,
decommissioning a node, and much more, even across multiple
data centers
› Monitor key Cassandra, operating system, and JVM performance
metrics
› View system notifications
› Create Cassandra objects (e.g. keyspaces, column families)
› View column family data

5. OpsCenter Architecture
› Consists of the OpsCenter Server, Client, and Agents
› The Server is written in Twisted Python
› Client/GUI is written in JavaScript using the Dojo framework
› Agent is written in Closure
› Uses keyspace in monitored Cassandra cluster for storing historical
information
› Client runs in standard Web Browser
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6. Two Editions of OpsCenter
› OpsCenter Community Edition – a free version of DataStax
OpsCenter that lets you perform basic administration
functions and monitor a single Cassandra cluster
› OpsCenter Enterprise Edition – a version of DataStax
OpsCenter that is bundled with DataStax Enterprise.
Contains advanced management and monitoring
functionality

7. Where to get OpsCenter and Cassandra
› Go to www.datastax.com
› DataStax makes free smart start installers available for Cassandra
that include:
› The most up-to-date Cassandra version that is production
quality
› The free community edition of DataStax OpsCenter, which is a
visual, browser-based management tool for managing and
monitoring Cassandra
› Drivers and connectors for popular development languages
› Same database and application
› Automatic configuration assistance for ensuring optimal
performance and setup for either stand-alone or cluster
implementations
› Getting Started Guide

8. For More Information
www.datastax.com
› Free Online Documentation
› Technical White Papers
› Technical Articles
› Tutorials
› User Forums
› User/Customer Case Studies
› FAQ’s
› Videos
› Blogs
› Software downloads

9. Cassandra Essentials Tutorial Series
Overview of DataStax
OpsCenter