Adding Kafka to a Cluster

• Console
• CLI
• API

• 1. On the Clusters list page, select the cluster that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page or the cluster, see Listing Clusters in a Compartment.
  2. On the Cluster details page, select More Actions.
  3. Select Add Kafka.
  4. In the Add Kafka panel, enter the following details:
     • Kafka broker node shape: Select the shape for the Kafka broker node.
     • Kafka broker node block storage: Enter the block storage size, in gigabytes (GB), for each Kafka broker node.
     • Number of nodes: Enter the number of Kafka broker nodes for the cluster, with a minimum of 3 for secure nodes and 1 for nonsecure nodes.
  5. Enter the cluster administrator password.
  6. Select Add.

• Use the oci bds kafka add command and required parameters to add Kafka to the cluster.

  oci bds kafka add --bds-instance-id <bds_instance_id> --cluster-admin-password <cluster_admin_password> --number-of-kafka-nodes <number_of_kafka_nodes> --shape <shape> [OPTIONS]

  For a complete list of flags and variable options for CLI commands, see the Command Line Reference for Big Data.

• Use the AddKafka operation to add Kafka to a cluster.