Connecting to a Kafka Data Source

Overview

ROMA Connect can use Kafka as a data source for data integration tasks. Before using the Kafka data source, you need to connect it to ROMA Connect.

Prerequisites

Each connected data source must belong to an integration application. Before connecting a data source, ensure that an integration application is available. Otherwise, create an integration application first.

Procedure

1. Log in to the ROMA Connect console. On the Instances page, click View Console next to a specific instance.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Data Sources. In the upper right corner of the page, click Access Data Source.
3. On the Default tab page, select Kafka and click Next.
4. Configure the data source connection information.

   Table 1 Data source connection information

   Parameter	Description
   Name	Enter a data source name. It is recommended that you enter a name based on naming rules to facilitate search.
   Integration Application	Select the integration application to which the data source belongs.
   Description	Enter the descriptive information.
   Connection Address	Enter the IP address and port number for connecting Kafka. If Kafka has multiple brokers, click Add Address to enter the connection addresses.
   Enable SSL	Determine whether to use SSL authentication for the connection between ROMA Connect and Kafka.
   SSL Username/Application Key	This parameter is mandatory only if Enable SSL is set to Yes. Enter the username used for SSL authentication. If ROMA Connect MQS is used as the Kafka data source, the username is the key of the integration application.
   SSL Password/Application Secret	This parameter is mandatory only if Enable SSL is set to Yes. Enter the password used for SSL authentication. If ROMA Connect MQS is used as the Kafka data source, the username is the secret of the integration application.

5. Click Check Connectivity to check the connectivity between ROMA Connect and the data source.
   • If the test result is Data source connected successfully, go to the next step.
   • If the test result is Failed to connect to the data source, check the data source status and connection parameters, and click Recheck until the connection is successful.
6. Click Create.