Updated on 2023-07-12 GMT+08:00

Viewing an Instance

Scenario

View detailed information about a Kafka instance on the Kafka console, for example, the IP addresses and port numbers for accessing the instance.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.

    Select the region where your Kafka instance is located.

  3. Click and choose Application > Distributed Message Service (for Kafka) to open the console of DMS for Kafka.
  4. Search for a Kafka instance by tag, status, name, ID, or connection address. Table 1 describes the various possible statuses of a Kafka instance.

    Table 1 Kafka instance status description

    Status

    Description

    Creating

    The instance is being created.

    Running

    The instance is running properly.

    Only instances in the Running state can provide services.

    Faulty

    The instance is not running properly.

    Starting

    The status between Frozen and Running.

    Restarting

    The instance is being restarted.

    Changing

    The instance specifications or public access configurations are being modified.

    Change failed

    The instance specifications or public access configurations failed to be modified.

    Frozen

    The instance is frozen.

    Freezing

    The status between Running and Frozen.

    Upgrading

    The instance is being upgraded.

    Rolling back

    The instance is being rolled back.

  5. Click the name of the desired Kafka instance and view detailed information about the instance on the Basic Information tab page.

    Table 2 describes the parameters for connecting to a Kafka instance. For details about other parameters, see the Basic Information tab page of the Kafka instance on the console.

    Table 2 Connection parameters

    Section

    Parameter

    Description

    Connection

    Username

    Username for accessing the instance with SASL_SSL enabled.

    Kafka SASL_SSL

    Whether SASL_SSL is enabled.

    SASL Mechanism

    SASL mechanism used by the instance with SASL_SSL enabled.

    SSL Certificate

    Click Download to download the SSL certificate for accessing the instance.

    Instance Address (Private Network)

    Address for connecting to the instance when public access is disabled.

    The number of connection addresses is the same as that of brokers.

    Manager Address (Private Network)

    Address for connecting to Kafka Manager when public access is disabled.

    Manager Username

    Username for connecting to Kafka Manager.

    Public Access

    Indicates whether public access has been enabled for the instance.

    Instance Address (Public Network)

    Address for connecting to the instance when public access is enabled.

    This parameter is displayed only when public access is enabled.

    Manager Address (Public Network)

    Address for connecting to Kafka Manager when public access is enabled.

    This parameter is displayed only when public access is enabled.

    Intra-VPC Plaintext Access

    Whether intra-VPC plaintext access is enabled.