This topic describes how to obtain and configure some special parameters if the destination instance of a Data Transmission Service (DTS) task is a Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance.

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionHow to obtain
Access Method
Select Express Connect, VPN Gateway, or Smart Access Gateway.
Important You cannot select Message Queue for Apache Kafka as the instance type. You can use Message Queue for Apache Kafka as a self-managed Kafka instance to configure data synchronization.
N/A
Connected VPC

Select the ID of the virtual private cloud (VPC) to which the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance is connected.

In the Configuration Information section of the Instance Information tab, view the value of the VPC ID parameter.

IP Address

Enter an IP address that is included in the Default Endpoint parameter of the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance.

In the Endpoint Information section of the Instance Information tab, find the Domain Name record of which the Type value is Default Endpoint. Move the pointer over the endpoint and view the value of the IP Address parameter.
Note Enter one of the IP addresses and the port number of the IP address.
Port Number

Enter the service port number of the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance. The default port number is 9092.

Database Account
You need to configure the Database Account and Database Password parameters only if you enable the access control list (ACL) feature for the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance.
Note For more information about how to enable the ACL feature, see Grant permissions to SASL users.

On the Manage SASL Users tab, view the value of the Username parameter.

Database Password

On the Manage SASL Users tab, find the database account that you want to manage and click Copy Password.

Kafka Version
  • If the version of the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance that is used in this task is 0.10.2, select 0.10.
  • If the version of the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance that is used in this task is 2.6.2 or 2.2.0, select Later Than 1.0.

In the Basic Information section of the Instance Information tab, view the value of the Major Version parameter.

Encryption
  • If the ACL feature is enabled for the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance and the User Type parameter is set to SCRAM, select SCRAM-SHA-256.
  • In other cases, select Non-encrypted.
On the Manage SASL Users tab, view the value of the User Type parameter of the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance.
Note The Manage SASL Users tab is displayed only if you enable the ACL feature for the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance.
  • : The Parameter column in the table contains the special parameters that you need to configure if the destination instance of a DTS task is a Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance.
  • : To obtain the parameters in the table, perform the following steps: Go to the Instances page in the Message Queue for Apache Kafka console. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the destination instance resides. Find the destination instance for which you want to configure parameters, and click the name of the destination instance to go to the Instance Details page.