Updated on 2022-08-17 GMT+08:00

MRS Kafka

Functions

The MRS Kafka node is used to query the number of messages that are not consumed by a topic.

Parameters

Table 1 and Table 2 describe the parameters of the MRS Kafka node.

Table 1 Parameters of MRS Kafka nodes

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

Data Connection

Yes

Select the MRS Kafka connection created in the management center.

Topic Name

Yes

Select a topic that has been created in MRS Kafka. The SDK or command line can be used to create a topic.

Node Name

Yes

Name of a node. The name must contain 1 to 128 characters, including only letters, numbers, underscores (_), hyphens (-), slashes (/), less-than signs (<), and greater-than signs (>).

Table 2 Advanced parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

Max. Node Execution Duration

Yes

Execution timeout interval for the node. If retry is configured and the execution is not complete within the timeout interval, the node will not be retried and is set to the failed state.

Retry upon Failure

Yes

Indicates whether to re-execute a node task if its execution fails. Possible values:

  • Yes: The node task will be re-executed, and the following parameters must be configured:
    • Maximum Retries
    • Retry Interval (seconds)
  • No: The node task will not be re-executed. This is the default setting.
NOTE:

If Timeout Interval is configured for the node, the node will not be executed again after the execution times out. Instead, the node is set to the failure state.

Failure Policy

Yes

Operation that will be performed if the node task fails to be executed. Possible values:

  • End the current job execution plan: stops running the current job. The job instance status is Failed.
  • Go to the next node: ignores the execution failure of the current node. The job instance status is Failure ignored.
  • Suspend current job execution plan: suspends running the current job. The job instance status is Waiting.
  • Suspend execution plans of the subsequent nodes: stops running subsequent nodes. The job instance status is Failed.