List of required configuration parameters for the Kafka to Kudu ReadyFlow

When deploying the Kafka to Kudu ReadyFlow, you have to provide the following parameters. Use the information you collected in Prerequisites.

Table 1. Kafka to Kudu ReadyFlow configuration parameters
Parameter Name	Description
CDP Workload User	Specify the Cloudera machine user or workload user name that you want to use to authenticate to Kafka and Kudu. Ensure this user has the appropriate access rights to the Kafka topics and Kudu table.
CDP Workload User Password	Specify the password of the Cloudera machine user or workload user you are using to authenticate against Kafka and Kudu.
CSV Delimiter	If your source data is CSV, specify the delimiter here.
Data Input Format	Specify the format of your input data. You can use "CSV", "JSON" or "AVRO" with this ReadyFlow.
Kafka Broker Endpoint	Specify the Kafka bootstrap servers string as a comma separated list.
Kafka Consumer Group ID	Specify the ID for the consumer group used for the source topic you are consuming from.
Kafka Source Topic	Specify a topic name that you want to read from.
Kudu Master Hosts	Specify the Kudu Master hostnames in a comma separated list.
Kudu Operation Type	Specify the operation that you want to use when writing data to Kudu. Valid values are: INSERT INSERT_IGNORE UPSERT UPDATE DELETE
Kudu Table Name	Specify the Kudu table name you want to write to.
Schema Name	Specify the schema name to be looked up in the Schema Registry.
Schema Registry Hostname	Specify the hostname of the Schema Registry you want to connect to. This must be the direct hostname of the Schema Registry itself, not the Knox Endpoint.