Creating a Kafka Connection

After creating a project, you must create a Kafka Connection shared resource to connect to a Kafka server instance.

Prerequisites

Kafka Connection shared resource is available at the Resources level. Create the project as described in Creating a Project.

Procedure

  1. Expand the created project in the Project Explorer view.
  2. Right-click the Resources folder and click New > Kafka Connection to open the Kafka Connection wizard. The resource folder, package name, and resource name of the Kafka connection are provided by default, which can be customized.
  3. Click Finish to open the Kafka Connection editor.
  4. Configure the Kafka Connection shared resource in the Kafka Connection editor.
  5. Click Validate Bootstrap Servers to validate the connection.