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
- Log in to the management console.
- Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
Select the region where your Kafka instance is located.
- Click and choose Middleware > Distributed Message Service (for Kafka) to open the console of DMS for Kafka.
- Search for a Kafka instance by specifying filters. You can filter instances by tag, status, name, version, flavor, used/available storage space, maximum partitions, billing mode, and enterprise project. For Kafka instance statuses, see Table 1.
Table 1 Kafka instance status description Status
Description
Creating
The instance is being created.
Creation failed
The instance failed to be 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.
You cannot restart, delete, or modify an instance in the Change failed state. Contact customer service.
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.
- Click the name of the desired Kafka instance and view detailed information about the instance on the Basic Information tab page.
Table 2 and Table 3 describe 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.
This function is unavailable for single-node instances.
Security Protocol
Security protocol used by the instance with SASL_SSL 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.
Instances created since May 17, 2023 do not have this address.
Manager Username
Username for connecting to Kafka Manager.
Instances created since May 17, 2023 do not have this username.
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.
Instances created since May 17, 2023 do not have this address.
Intra-VPC Plaintext Access
Whether intra-VPC plaintext access is enabled.
Table 3 Connection parameters Section
Parameter
Sub-Parameter
Description
Connection
Username
-
Username for accessing the instance with ciphertext access enabled.
Private Network Access
Plaintext Access
Indicates whether plaintext access is enabled.
Address (Private Network, Plaintext)
This parameter is displayed only after you enable Plaintext Access.
Ciphertext Access
Indicates whether ciphertext access is enabled.
Address (Private Network, Ciphertext)
This parameter is displayed only after you enable Ciphertext Access.
Security Protocol
This parameter is displayed only after you enable Ciphertext Access.
Public Network Access
Toggle switch
Indicates whether public access has been enabled.
Plaintext Access
Indicates whether plaintext access is enabled.
Address (Public Network, Plaintext)
This parameter is displayed only after you enable Plaintext Access.
Ciphertext Access
Indicates whether ciphertext access is enabled.
Address (Public Network, Ciphertext)
This parameter is displayed only after you enable Ciphertext Access.
Security Protocol
This parameter is displayed only after you enable Ciphertext Access.
SASL Mechanism
-
This parameter is displayed only after you enable Ciphertext Access.
SSL Certificate
-
Click Download to download the SSL certificate for accessing the instance.
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