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