CHAPTER 7        RTView DataServer for Kafka

The RTView DataServer for Kafka provides a way to create connections and modify default configuration settings for solution packages and sends collected data to RTViewCentral.

Tip: The RTView DataCollector for Kafka is also available for use with the RTView DataServer for Kafka. RTView DataCollector for Kafka is used for collecting data and sending it to one or more RTView DataServers. The RTView DataCollector for Kafka is useful if you need to distribute data collection.

The following sections will help you with initial installation and setup of your RTView DataServer, and to further configure the RTView DataServer:

• RTView DataServer for Kafka - Installation and Setup
• Configuring Solution Package for Apache Kafka
• Additional Required Kafka Broker and Client Setup

RTViewCentral contains the displays associated with the RTView DataServer for Kafka which you use to monitor your Kafka components.The following Views can be found under Components tab >Middleware >Kafka. This section describes the Monitor displays and includes:

• Kafka Overview : Describes the Kafka Overview display.
• Kafka Clusters View : The displays in this View allow you to view metrics for all Kafka clusters and view the performance metrics for all servers on a particular cluster.
• Kafka Brokers View : The displays in this View allow you to view the current and historical metrics for all brokers in heatmap/table formats, view various metrics for a particular broker, and view metrics and trend data for a particular broker.
• Kafka Zookeepers View : The displays in this View allow you to view the current and historical metrics for all zookeepers in a particular cluster in heatmap/tabular format, or view current and historical metrics and trend data for a single zookeeper.
• Kafka Topics View : This displays in this View allow you to view metrics for all topics for a particular broker in heatmap/table format, view current and trend data for a single topic, view the metrics for all topics on a particular cluster, and view metrics for a particular topic on a particular cluster.
• Kafka Producers View : The displays in this View allow you to view the current and historical metrics for all producers in a particular cluster in heatmap/tabular format, or view current and historical metrics and trend data for a single producer.
• Kafka Consumers View : The displays in this View allow you to view the current and historical metrics for all consumers in a particular cluster in heatmap/tabular format, or view current and historical metrics and trend data for a single consumers.

Note: This document assumes familiarity with the products monitored. For additional details, refer to vendor documentation.