Step 1 : Click on "+" button on connect page to create a new connection.



Step 2 : Click on "Kafka" from streaming section from list of datasources




Step 3: Provide required details listed below to connect to Kafka. Click on validate to test the connection.

  • Connection name - name for the data source connection you want to give
  • ZK Quorum Host -  zookeeper quorum host ip address
  • ZK Quorum Port -  zookeeper quorum host port to connect to
  • Kafka Server Host - Kafka server ip address
  • Kafka Server Port - Kafka server port to connect to
  • Topics - Kafka topic name
  • Number of Event - the number of event you want to capture for sampling 


 



 Step 4:  You will redirected on preview screen if connected successfully to Kafka and see a sample of data coming in from Kafka stream.