Connecting to a Kafka Data Source

Overview

ROMA Connect can use the Kafka 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. Ensure that an integration application is available before connecting a data source, or create one first.

Procedure

1. Log in to the ROMA Connect console. On the Instances page, click View Console of an 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. Using naming rules facilitates future search.
   Encoding Format	Default: utf-8
   Integration Application	Select the integration application to which the data source belongs.
   Description	Enter a brief description of the data source.
   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 SASL_SSL	Whether to use SASL_SSL authentication for the connection between ROMA Connect and Kafka.
   Username/Application Key	Mandatory for Enable SASL_SSL set to Yes. Enter the username used for SASL_SSL authentication. If ROMA Connect MQS is used as the Kafka data source, the username is the key of the integration application.
   Password/Application Secret	Mandatory for Enable SASL_SSL set to Yes. Enter the password used for SASL_SSL authentication. If ROMA Connect MQS is used as the Kafka data source, the username is the secret of the integration application.

   The following figure shows an example of data source connection configuration when SASL_SSL is enabled.

   Figure 1 Kafka data source configuration example
   
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.