• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Apache Kafka's unique architecture enables huge scalability, but it must be deployed and managed in a considered fashion. This course covers the basic concepts of Apache Kafka, and considerations for deploying Kafka and managing servers.

Learning Objectives

Kafka Concepts

  • start the course
  • describe the function of Apache Kafka
  • describe the architecture of Apache Kafka
  • describe Apache Kafka topics
  • describe Apache Kafka partitions
  • describe Apache Kafka replicas

Kafka Components

  • describe Apache Kafka producers
  • describe Apache Kafka consumers
  • describe Apache Kafka brokers

Deployment

  • describe common hardware and OS specifications and their impact in Apache Kafka
  • describe the main options to deploy Apache Kafka
  • deploy Apache Kafka to Red Hat and CentOS
  • deploy Apache Kafka to Puppet

Operating Tasks

  • add and remove a broker in Apache Kafka
  • move data and partitions in Apache Kafka for performance purposes
  • add a new topic in Apache Kafka
  • scale a producer in Apache Kafka
  • scale a consumer in Apache Kafka

Monitoring

  • monitor Apache Kafka using the web console
  • monitor Apache Kafka using the offset monitor
  • monitor Apache Kafka using Graphite
  • monitor Apache Kafka using JMX
  • monitor Apache Kafka using the log files

Tuning

  • tune the Linux kernel for Apache Kafka
  • tune Linux systems disk throughput for Apache Kafka
  • tune the Java VM for Apache Kafka

Practice: Operate Apache Kafka

  • configure and manage Apache Kafka

Framework Connections

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