Updated on 2024-07-18 GMT+08:00

Viewing Kafka Background Tasks

After you initiate certain instance operations listed in Table 1, a background task will start for each operation. On the console, you can view the background task status and clear task information by deleting task records.

Table 1 Backend task list

Task Name

Description

Creating an instance

Creates a Kafka instance.

Restart Instance

Restarts a Kafka instance.

Modifying Kafka parameters

  • Modifies configuration parameters of Kafka.
  • Enables/Disables automatic topic creation.

Change capacity threshold policy

Changes capacity threshold policies for a Kafka instance.

Enabling or disabling SSL

Switches between plaintext and ciphertext access.

Configure public network access

Enables/Disables public access.

Enable Smart Connect

Enables Smart Connect.

Disable Smart Connect

Disables Smart Connect.

Modify Specifications

  • Expands the storage space.
  • Adds brokers.
  • Increases the bandwidth.
  • Increases the broker flavor.
  • Decreases the broker flavor.

Create Quota

Creates user/client/topic quotas.

Modify Quota

Modifies quotas.

Delete Quota

Deletes user/client/topic quotas.

Kafka partition reassignment

Reassigns partitions of a topic.

Enable logging

Enables rebalancing logging.

Disable logging

Disables rebalancing logging.

Configure topic permission

Grants permissions to users in a topic.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the 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 Middleware > Distributed Message Service (for Kafka) to open the console of DMS for Kafka.
  4. Click a Kafka instance to go to the Basic Information page.
  5. In the navigation pane, choose Background Tasks.
  6. On the Background tasks or Scheduled tasks tab page, click the time drop-down box, specify time, enter keywords in the search box, and press Enter. Tasks started in the specified time will be displayed.

    On the Background Tasks page, you can also perform the following operations:
    • Click to refresh the task status.
    • Click Delete. In the displayed Delete Task dialog box, click OK to clear the task information.

      You can delete a task only when it is in either of the following situations:

      • The task is complete, which can be Successful or Failed.
      • The task is Canceled.