Adding a Cassandra Cluster

You can add a Cassandra cluster.

Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Big data.

   The Big data page appears.

2. Click Add cluster.

   The Configure Big Data App page appears.

3. Select Cassandra, and then click NEXT.

   The Configure Cassandra Cluster page appears.

4. Select an existing backup plan or create a new backup plan.

5. Click Next.

   The Add Cassandra Cluster page appears.

6. In the Name box, enter a name for the cluster.

7. From the Gateway node list, select the Cassandra node that you want the Commvault software to connect to.

8. In the Cassandra configuration file path box, type or browse the path to the Cassandra configuration file.

9. In the CQL port box, type the port number used for CQL connections.

10. Under Authentication settings section, do the following:

    1. From the CQL Authentication list, select an existing credential or add a new credential. To add a new credential, do the following:

       Steps to add a credential

       1. Click the + icon beside the Credentials list.

          The Add Credential dialog box appears.

       2. In the Credential name box, enter the credential name for CQL shell.

       3. In the Username box, enter the user name of the database user account.

       4. In the Password box, enter the password of the database user.

       5. In the Description box, enter a description of the credential.

       6. Click Save.

    2. From the JMX authentication list, select an existing credential or add a new credential. To add a new credential, do the following:

       Steps to add a credential

       1. Click the + icon beside the Credentials list.

          The Add Credential dialog box appears.

       2. In the Credential name box, enter the credential name for Cassandra JMX.

       3. In the Username box, enter the user name for Cassandra JMX.

       4. In the Password box, enter the password for Cassandra JMX.

       5. In the Description box, enter a description of the credential.

       6. Click Save.

    3. From the SSL Keystore list, select an existing credential or add a new credential. To add a new credential, do the following:

       Steps to add a credential

       1. Click the + icon beside the Credentials list.

          The Add Credential dialog box appears.

       2. In the Credential name box, enter the credential name of the database user.

       3. In the Keystore box, enter the keystore path or select a path by using the folder icon associated with this field.

       4. In the Keystore Password box, enter the keystore password.

       5. In the Description box, enter a description of the credential.

       6. Click Save.

    4. From the SSL Truststore list, select an existing credential or add a new credential. To add a new credential, do the following:

       Steps to add a credential

       1. Click the + icon beside the Credentials list.

          The Add Credential dialog box appears.

       2. In the Credential name box, enter the credential name of the database user.

       3. In the Truststore box, enter the truststore path or select a path by using the folder icon associated with this field.

       4. In the Truststore password box, enter the truststore password.

       5. In the Description box, enter a description of the credential.

       6. Click Save.

       Note

       The path and password for both Keystore and Truststore must be same on all Cassandra nodes.

11. Click Next.

    The Summary page appears, where you can see the Cassandra configuration details.

12. Click Finish.