The Kafka connector extracts metadata from Kafka using Confluent REST APIs.
Extracted metadata includes:
- Kafka Cluster
- Broker
- Consumer Group
- Consumer
- Topic
- Partition
- Schema
- Field
Relationships are created between partitions and brokers, topics and brokers, topics and consumers, partitions and consumers, and between fields in hierarchical schemas.
The Kafka Connector supports:
- Kafka with Confluent
- Basic authentication
If an alternative authentication method is required, contact Precisely with your requirements.
These details are required to setup the Kafka Connector:
- Kafka Confluent REST Proxy Server credentials
- Kafka Confluent Schema Server credentials