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Kafka Version

The Kafka agents support Kafka client 0.8 to 2.4.1. Since there are compatibility issues between versions 0.9 and 0.10, as well as 2.4.0 and 2.4.1, you have three options; 0.8 - 0.9, 0.10 - 2.4.0 or 2.4.1.

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Authentication with Kerberos and Encryption with SSL, as described in 9.49.2 Kafka Agents Overview, is only available for Kafka version 0.9.


Kafka Topic

Enter the Kafka topic that you want to use for your configuration.

For information on how to create a Kafka topic, refer to •22.2.11 kafka.

Use Embedded Kafka

If you want to use the Kafka Service which is the Kafka embedded in , select this check box. When you select this check box, you are only required to populate the Kafka Service Key field.

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This option is only available when running Kafka client version 0.8.


Kafka Service Key

If you have selected to use Kafka Service, you must complete the Kafka Service Key. To determine which service key to use for Kafka Services, refer to MZ_HOME/common/config/cell/default/master/services/custom.conf.

Host

If you are using external Kafka, enter the hostname for Zookeeper.

Port

If you are using external Kafka, enter the port for Zookeeper.

Kafka Brokers

A Broker is a node in a Kafka cluster. If you are using external Kafka, you must add Kafka Brokers. Use the Add button to enter the addresses of the Kafka Brokers that you want to connect to.

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