Release notes

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
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
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.	New	Create a MySQL source connector

2021-03-03

Feature	Description	Type	References
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
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
Service-linked role	The service-linked role AliyunServiceRoleForAlikafkaConnector is added to implement the Function Compute sink connector feature. The service-linked role AliyunServiceRoleForAlikafkaConnector is automatically created when you create a Function Compute sink connector in the Message Queue for Apache Kafka console.	New	Service-linked roles Create a Function Compute sink connector
Connector	Connectors can be tested in the Message Queue for Apache Kafka console.	New	Test a connector

2020-11-18

Feature	Description	Type	References
Connector	Function Compute sink connector: The number of retries after a message fails to be sent can be specified. The fail and log policies are provided to handle messages that fail to be sent. MaxCompute sink connector: AccessKey authentication is no longer supported. Security Token Service (STS) authentication is supported. Message modes such as DEFAULT, VALUE, and KEY are supported. Message formats such as TEXT, BINARY, and CSV are supported. Data granularity levels such as DAY, HOUR, and MINUTE are supported. The time zone of a Message Queue for Apache Kafka producer client can be specified.	Optimized	Create a Function Compute sink connector Create a MaxCompute sink connector
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
Connector	The connector feature can be enabled in the Message Queue for Apache Kafka console. The connector feature is available in the China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), and China (Hong Kong) regions. The connector feature can be enabled for Message Queue for Apache Kafka instances whose major version is 0.10.2 and minor version is the latest. Topics and consumer groups required by a connector can be automatically created and deleted. Connectors can be suspended and resumed. A newly created connector enters the running state only after you manually deploy the connector. The interaction design for connectors in the Message Queue for Apache Kafka console is optimized.	Optimized	Overview Enable the connector feature Create a Function Compute sink connector Create a MaxCompute sink connector Suspend a connector Resume a connector

2020-08-20

Feature	Description	Type	References
GetConsumerList	The Remark parameter is added to the response parameters.	Optimized	GetConsumerList

2020-07-29

Feature	Description	Type	References
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
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
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
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
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. Professional Edition instances: The number of topics that you can create is twice the number of topics that you purchase. For example, if you purchase 50 topics for a Professional Edition instance, you can create 100 topics. Standard Edition instances: The number of topics that you can create equals the number of topics that you purchase. For example, if you purchase 50 topics for a Standard Edition instance, you can create 50 topics.	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
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	Upgrade instance specifications Rebalance the topic traffic

2020-05-12

Feature	Description	Type	References
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
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
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
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