This topic describes the new and optimized features in each release of Message Queue for Apache Kafka and provides references.
2021-03-24
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Elasticsearch sink connector | Elasticsearch sink connectors can be used to synchronize data from Message Queue for Apache Kafka to Elasticsearch. | New | Create an Elasticsearch sink connector |
2021-03-15
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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MySQL source connector | MySQL source connectors can be used to synchronize data from ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL
to Message Queue for Apache Kafka .
Note This feature is available in the China (Shenzhen), China (Chengdu), China (Beijing),
China (Hangzhou), and China (Shanghai) regions.
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New | Create a MySQL source connector |
2021-03-03
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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OSS sink connector | OSS sink connectors are used to synchronize data from Message Queue for Apache Kafka to Object Storage Service (OSS). | New | Create an OSS sink connector |
2020-12-14
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Connector | The number of concurrent consumer threads can be set for a Function Compute sink connector. | Optimized | Create a Function Compute sink connector |
2020-11-30
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Service-linked role |
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New | |
Connector | Connectors can be tested in the Message Queue for Apache Kafka console. | New | Test a connector |
2020-11-18
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Connector |
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Optimized | |
ACL | The access control list (ACL) feature can be enabled in the Message Queue for Apache Kafka console. You no longer need to submit a ticket. | Optimized | Authorize SASL users |
2020-10-22
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Connector |
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Optimized |
2020-08-20
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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GetConsumerList | The Remark parameter is added to the response parameters. | Optimized | GetConsumerList |
2020-07-29
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Specification evaluation | Appropriate editions of Message Queue for Apache Kafka instances are recommended based on the specifications of self-managed Apache Kafka clusters. | New | Evaluate specifications |
Display of the migration progress | The migration progress of a self-managed Apache Kafka cluster can be viewed. | New | View the migration progress |
2020-07-22
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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GetInstanceList | New response parameters are added to indicate the IDs of zones for multi-zone deployment and the ID of the custom security group. | Optimized | GetInstanceList |
2020-07-15
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Security group configuration with Terraform | Terraform can be used to configure a security group when you create a Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance. | New | alicloud_alikafka_instance |
2020-06-19
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Connector | Message Queue for Apache Kafka can be connected to other Alibaba Cloud services to synchronize data with the services. | New | Overview |
2020-05-20
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Change of version names | The open source version is changed to the major version, and the internal version is changed to the minor version. The major version corresponds to the open source version, and the minor version is an optimized internal version of the major version. | Optimized | Upgrade the instance version |
Display of the upgrade progress | The remaining time and progress of an upgrade can be viewed after an instance upgrade is initiated. | New | Upgrade the instance version |
Display of topics that you can create | The number of topics that you can create can be viewed.
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New | None |
Display of task execution records | Execution records can be viewed for the following tasks: upgrading instance versions, modifying message configurations, upgrading instance specifications, and enabling the ACL feature. | New | View task execution records |
2020-05-13
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Scale-out | Cluster scale-out is supported. When you upgrade the bandwidth specification of an instance, the corresponding cluster may be scaled out. After the cluster is scaled out, you must rebalance the topic traffic to evenly distribute the traffic across nodes in the cluster. | New |
2020-05-12
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Service availability in the China (Heyuan) and China (Chengdu) regions | Message Queue for Apache Kafka is available in the China (Heyuan) and China (Chengdu) regions. | New | None |
2020-04-08
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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ACL | The ACL feature can be enabled to authorize Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) users. | New | Authorize SASL users |
2020-04-02
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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Prolonged message retention period | The maximum retention period of a message on a Message Queue for Apache Kafka broker is increased from 168 hours to 480 hours. | Optimized | Modify the message configuration |
2020-03-02
Feature | Description | Type | References |
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GetAllowedIpList | The GetAllowedIpList operation can be called to query an IP address whitelist. | New | GetAllowedIpList |
UpdateAllowedIp | The UpdateAllowedIp operation can be called to update an IP address whitelist. | New | UpdateAllowedIp |