Database / ScyllaDB Interview questions
What is ScyllaDB Manager?
ScyllaDB Manager is a centralized operations tool for automating and scheduling cluster-wide maintenance tasks that would otherwise need to be run manually node by node, such as repairs, backups, and rolling restarts.
- Automated repair scheduling - runs anti-entropy repairs on a rolling schedule across the cluster.
- Backup management - schedules and tracks backups to object storage (S3-compatible).
- Health checks and monitoring integration - feeds status into the ScyllaDB Monitoring Stack dashboards.
- Cluster-wide task orchestration - coordinates operations across many nodes without manual per-node scripting.
It's a separate component from the database itself, typically deployed once per organization to manage multiple ScyllaDB clusters, and is considered a standard part of running ScyllaDB in production rather than an optional add-on.
What kind of task does ScyllaDB Manager automate across a cluster?
Can one ScyllaDB Manager deployment manage multiple clusters?
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