Configuring the Kafka Collector

You can configure Kafka Collector, to collect the data from the various data sources.
  1. To configure the Kafka collector, navigate to
    Administration
    >
    Configuration
    >
    Collectors and Connectors
    .
  2. From the Collectors section, click
    Add
    .
  3. From the Collector Selection page, select
    kafka-collector
    .
    The
    kafka-collector
    page is displayed.
    You must provide the source Kafka topic where data come from, and the respective mapping that will be used to process incoming records.
    Following table lists the parameter to configure the Kafka Collector.
    Input parameter
    Description
    Default Value
    Name of the collector
    Provide name of the collector
    NA
    Type
    Choose from following:
    • Metrics
    • Events
    Metrics
    Data Centre
    Select the location of the collector data.
    NA
    Source Kafka Configuration
    Topic
    Provide source Kafka topic where data can come from.
    metrics
    : If type of the collector is Metrics.
    events
    : If type of the collector is Events.
    Bootstrap servers
    Provide source Kafka broker detail.
    edge-kafka-bootstrap:9093
    Destination Kafka Configuration (available only if type of the collector is Events.)
    Topic
    Provide Kafka topic to which the processed Event data must be written.
    vsa_events_raw
    Bootstrap servers
    Provide destination Kafka broker detail.
    edge-kafka-bootstrap:9093
    Advanced Configuration
    Application Id
    Provide an identifier for the stream processing application. Must be unique within the Kafka cluster.
    Auto Offset Reset
    Possible values are:
    • Earliest: automatically reset the offset to the earliest offset.
    • Latest: automatically reset the offset to the latest offset.
    • None: throw exception to the consumer if no previous offset is found for the consumer's group.
    • anything else: throw exception to the consumer.
    latest
    Group ID
    Provide an unique string that identifies the Connect cluster group this worker belongs to.
    Mapper
    Kafka Mapper
    Name of the Kafka Mapper to be used with this collector. Drop down list of all configured Kafka Mapper based on the type selected earlier. Refer, Kafka Mapper section for more information
    First entry of the drop down list.
    Mapping Definition Preview
    Preview the selected mapping schema definition as configured in the Kafka Mapper .
    NA