Copy the schema ("show schema" from the cli), then copy the sstables using the bulk loader (http://www.datastax.com/dev/blog/bulk-loading).
You might have to migrate the schema manually (copy the Schema and Migration system column families) if show schema doesn't work against a 0.7 Cassandra. On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Cassa L <lcas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I want to transfer data from a ring which is on 0.7.4 to the separate ring > running on 0.8. This ring does not even have schema definition of the data > available on 0.7.4. What is the best way to copy data and schema from 0.7 > cluster to 0.8. Do I need to define schema manually and then copy ssTables ? > > L. > -- Jonathan Ellis Project Chair, Apache Cassandra co-founder of DataStax, the source for professional Cassandra support http://www.datastax.com