Migrating Cassandra from one Kubernetes cluster to another without data loss

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For about the last six months, we have been successfully using the Rook operator to operate the Cassandra cluster in Kubernetes. However, recently we have faced a seemingly trivial task: to change some parameters in the Cassandra config. And that is when we have discovered that the Rook operator is not flexible enough. To make changes, we would have had to clone the repository, modify source code, and rebuild the operator (good knowledge of Go is also a must since the config itself is built into the operator). Obviously, all these activities are very time-consuming.

We have already reviewed the existing operators, and for this time we have decided to give CassKop by Orange a try. Why? It has all the necessary features, such as custom configurations and monitoring, right out-of-the-box.

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