Cassandra Backup & Restore
Enterprise-grade data protection for Apache Cassandra. Define backup policies, track execution history, restore from snapshots, and recover to any point in time from a single operational surface.
Recovery you can trust under pressure
Backup is only valuable if you can restore quickly and prove it to auditors. AxonOps combines scheduled backups, continuous commitlog archiving, and full execution history into a single operational workflow, giving you the controls to define your RPO and RTO targets and the evidence to demonstrate compliance.
Continuous commitlog archiving narrows your recovery point from hours to seconds. Restore to any moment between snapshots, not just to the last snapshot boundary.
Restore operations run with real-time progress tracking, so you can measure and forecast recovery times. Know exactly how long a restore will take before an incident forces the question.
Every backup run is logged with status, and duration. Provide auditors with complete execution history and proof that your data protection policies are being met.
The most complete backup solution for Apache Cassandra
Scheduled backups, incremental snapshots, point-in-time recovery, multi-cloud storage, and full governance in one platform.
| Capability | What you get | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Backup scheduling | ||
| Policy-driven scheduling | Cron-based backup policies at cluster, keyspace, or table level | Hourly, daily, or custom intervals |
| Full and incremental snapshots | Choose snapshot strategy to balance storage cost against RPO | Configurable per policy |
| Execution history | Every backup run logged with status, duration, and data size | Audit and compliance ready |
| Storage | ||
| Flexible storage targets | Write backups to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob, locally attached storage, or SFTP | Configure per cluster or keyspace |
| Incremental backups | Snapshot manifests track what has changed, so only new SSTables are transferred | Verified integrity with minimal storage |
| Managed retention | AxonOps automatically expires old backups based on your retention rules | No manual cleanup required |
| Governance | ||
| Role-based access | Assign edit or read-only rights per user, with access scoped to specific clusters | Prevent unauthorized changes |
| SSO authentication | Optional Enterprise SAML integration for single sign-on | Centralized identity management |
| S3 Object Lock | Backups protected with S3 Object Lock to prevent deletion or tampering | WORM compliance support |
| Audit history | Full log of backup executions, configuration changes, and deletions | Who changed what and when |
| Alerting on failures | Immediate alerts when a backup or restore operation fails | Routable to the right on-call team |
| Restore | ||
| Snapshot restore | Browse snapshots and restore to original or staging cluster | Real-time progress tracking |
| Point-in-time recovery | Recover to any timestamp between snapshots using archived commitlogs | Second-level RPO granularity |
| Per-keyspace restore | Restore individual keyspaces or tables without full cluster recovery | Granular recovery control |
| Recovery controls | ||
| Commitlog archiving | Continuous commitlog capture to remote storage | Narrows RPO from hours to seconds |
| RPO and RTO tuning | Adjust backup frequency and archiving interval per workload | Meet specific recovery objectives |
| Automation | ||
| Terraform provider | Automate backup schedules, retention policies, and storage targets as code | Codify your backup strategy |
Policy-Driven Backup Scheduling
Define backup policies at the cluster or keyspace level and let AxonOps handle execution. Schedules are cron-based and support full or incremental snapshots, with every run logged for audit and compliance review.
- Cron-based scheduling with per-keyspace and per-table granularity
- Full and incremental snapshot strategies to balance storage cost against RPO
- Complete execution history with status, duration, and size for every backup run
- Remote storage targets including S3, GCS, Azure Blob, local storage, and SFTP
Snapshot Restore
Browse available snapshots, select the target cluster or node, and initiate a restore directly from the AxonOps UI. Restore operations run in the background with real-time progress tracking, so operators always know the current state.
- Browse and filter snapshots by date, keyspace, or node
- Restore to the original cluster or redirect to a staging environment
- Real-time progress and throughput reporting during restore
Point-in-Time Recovery
AxonOps archives Cassandra commitlogs continuously so you can recover data to a specific timestamp, not just to the last snapshot boundary. This narrows RPO from hours to seconds and is essential for workloads where any data loss is unacceptable.
- Continuous commitlog archiving to remote storage
- Select any recovery point between the last snapshot and the most recent archived commitlog
- Supports second-level RPO granularity for latency-sensitive applications
- Reduces RTO by combining the nearest snapshot with replayed commitlogs
See Cassandra backup & restore in action
