Kafka agent settings

Available in versions: 26.3 and later

This dialog box enables you to configure the OpenText Service Virtualization Kafka agent. The agent handles communication between Kafka clients and real or virtual Kafka services.

Note: Kafka support is delivered at Beta level.

To access
  1. From the main menu, select Tools > Options.
  2. Click Agents.
  3. Under Kafka, select a configuration.
Important information

For additional configuration guidance, see Configure the Kafka agent.
Relevant tasks

Configure agents

See also Agents

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element Description
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Displays the server configured for your project.

Expand the server to display the available agents and configurations.
Add Defines an additional Kafka agent configuration.
Delete Deletes the selected configuration.
Duplicate Creates another configuration by copying the selected one.
Import Imports exported agent configuration files (.agce).
Export / Export All Exports the selected configuration, or all configurations, to .agce format.
Test Configuration Validates connectivity and security settings for the selected Kafka configuration.
Is Enabled Turns the selected Kafka configuration on or off.
Name Name of the selected agent configuration.
Bootstrap Servers Comma-separated broker endpoints in host:port format used to bootstrap cluster metadata.
Security Protocol Selects the transport and authentication mode: PLAINTEXT, SSL, SASL_PLAINTEXT, or SASL_SSL.
SASL Mechanism Authentication mechanism for SASL modes. Supported values include PLAIN, SCRAM-SHA-256, and SCRAM-SHA-512.
SASL Username Username used for SASL authentication.
SASL Password Password used for SASL authentication.
SSL CA Location Path to a PEM file or bundle containing trusted CA certificates for broker certificate validation.
SSL Truststore Location Path to a PKCS12/PFX truststore containing trusted CA or intermediate certificates.
SSL Truststore Password Password for the truststore file, if protected.
SSL Keystore Location Path to a PKCS12/PFX keystore containing client certificate and private key for optional mutual TLS.
SSL Keystore Password Password for the keystore file, if protected.
Group ID Consumer group identifier used by the Kafka consumer in this configuration.
Auto Offset Reset Defines where consumption starts when no committed offset exists (for example, earliest or latest).