Tyler, A quick question for you - I am completely new to noSQL databases and the architecture of Cassandra. So, I'm still way down the learning curve.
I downloaded and installed the OpsCenter last night, but I first need to configure it. I want to install 2 nodes on my laptop and then start building some code around it to move my DB from mySQL. I've had a look at the DataStax website for some info on the very basics - setting up nodes, configuration etc, but couldn't see anything. Is there anything there that you can point me at? Or alternatively, any other sites that provide a good overview with examples? I see that Jonathan Ellis is in London Wednesday at the Cassandra group's talk so will try to drop by and say hello. Best, John. On 3 Mar 2013, at 17:06, Tyler Hobbs wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 5:06 AM, John Grogan <vangu...@dir-uk.org> wrote: > > However, the crux is figuring out an easy way to import the data into > Cassandra. Does anyone have any thoughts they can share? > > If you don't have a very large dataset and you're not pressed for time, just > iterating over your existing data with a normal mysql client and inserting > into Cassandra with a normal Cassandra client is the easiest option. Using > multiple threads or processes can make this pretty quick. > > For larger datasets, loading through a map/reduce job is typical. > > In addition, are there any GUI tools like phpmyAdmin for Cassandra? > > There's DataStax OpsCenter, which has a free Community Edition: > http://www.datastax.com/products/opscenter > > (Disclosure: I work at DataStax.) > > -- > Tyler Hobbs > DataStax
