Introduction to Cassandra Course | DevelopIntelligence

Course Summary

The Introduction to Cassandra training course is designed to demonstrate a solid foundation on Apache Cassandra.

This highly-structured, project-based course takes you through installing Cassandra, defining a database, creating tables, inserting data, modeling data, creating an application, updating data, creating a cluster, adding nodes, repairing nodes, removing nodes, Cassandra's architecture, as well as common use cases.

Purpose

Learn about the functions of Cassandra required to build a Cassandra-based application.

Audience

Developers, solution architects, system administrators, and technical managers looking to adopt Cassandra.

Role

System Administrator

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Hack-a-thon - Learning Spikes - Workshops

Duration

2 Days

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Productivity Objectives:

Summarize what Cassandra is used for
Describe Cassandra's architecture
Install Cassandra
Define a Cassandra database and tables
Insert, update, and delete data
Discover data modeling in Cassandra
Create an application
Select hardware
Create a cluster
Add, repair, and remove nodes

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Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
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What You'll Learn

In the Introduction to Cassandra training course, you'll learn:

Cassandra Foundation
- Understanding what Cassandra is
- Learning what Cassandra is used for
Get Started with the Architecture
- Understanding that Cassandra is a distributed database
- Learning what Snitch is for
- Learning what gossip is for
- Learning how data Gets distributed and replicated
Cassandra Installation
- Downloading Cassandra
- Ensuring Oracle Java 7 is installed
- Installing Cassandra
- Viewing the main configuration file
- Providing Cassandra with permission to directories
- Starting Cassandra
- Checking status
- Accessing the Cassandra system.log file
Communication with Cassandra
- Understanding Ways to Communicate with Cassandra
- Using cqlsh
Create a Database
- Understanding a Cassandra database
- Defining a keyspace
Create a Table
- Creating a table
- Defining columns and data types
- Defining a primary key
- Recognizing a partition key
- Specifying a descending clustering order
Insert Data
- Understanding ways to write data
- Using the INSERT INTO command
- Using the COPY command
- Seeing how data is stored in Cassandra
- Seeing how data is stored on disk
Model Data
- Understanding data modeling in Cassandra
- Understanding secondary indexes
- Creating a secondary index
- Defining a composite partition key
Create an Application
- Understanding Cassandra drivers
- Exploring the DataStax Java Driver
- Setting up a development environment
- Creating an application page
- Getting the DataStax Java Driver files
- Connecting to a Cassandra Cluster
- Executing a query
- Displaying query results
- Using an MVC pattern
Update and Delete Data
- Updating data
- Understanding how updating works
- Deleting data
- Understanding tombstones
- Using TTLs
Hardware Selection
- Understanding hardware choices
- Understanding RAM and CPU recommendations
- Selecting storage
- Deploying in the Cloud
Node Additions to a Cluster
- Understanding Cassandra Nodes
- Having a Network Connection
- Specifying the IP Address of a Node in Cassandra
- Specifying seed Nodes
- Bootstrapping a Node
- Cleaning up a Node
- Using cassandra-stress
Cluster Monitoring
- Understanding Cassandra monitoring tools
- Using Nodetool
- Using JConsole
- Learning about OpsCenter
Nodes Repairs
- Understanding repair
- Repairing Nodes
- Understanding consistency
- Understanding hinted handoff
- Understanding read repair
Node Removal
- Decommissioning a Node
- Putting a Node back into service
- Removing a dead Node
How to Redefine a Cluster for Multiple Data Centers
- Redefining for multiple data centers
- Changing Snitch type
- Modifying cassandra-rackdc.properties
- Changing replication strategy