Before you can start replicating data with Streams Replication Manager (SRM), you
must define the external Kafka clusters that take part in the replication process. This is done
using Cloudera Manager by creating Kafka credentials.
The following list of steps walk you through how you can define the external Kafka clusters
that SRM connects to.
Ensure that you have reviewed Defining and adding clusters for replication and
understand that the following list of steps are only one part of the full configuration
workflow.
When creating and configuring Kafka Credentials you will
be presented with various configuration properties. A comprehensive list of these
properties is provided in Kafka credentials property reference. Cloudera
recommends having this resource open during configuration.
In Cloudera Manager, go to
Administration > External
Accounts.
Go to the Kafka Credentials tab.
The Kafka Credentials tab enables you to create, configure, and
manage Kafka credentials. On this tab you will create a credential for each external
cluster taking part in the replication process.
Create and configure Kafka credentials for the external clusters:
Repeat this step for all external clusters.
Click Add Kafka credentials.
Configure the Kafka credentials:
The security configuration of the external cluster determines which of the
available properties you must set. To see which exact properties are required for
your scenario, click one of the following tabs matching the security protocol of the
cluster you are defining:
If credential creation is
successful, a new entry corresponding to the Kafka credential you specified appears on
the page.
The following tabs collect examples of different Kafka credentials as
well as some notes regarding configuration. Review these examples to better understand how
to correctly configure a Kafka credential.
The external Kafka clusters are defined using Kafka credentials.Define the co-located Kafka cluster either with a Kafka credential or through a
service dependency.