Set Up an Amazon Kafka Connection

Create an Amazon Managed Streaming Kafka connection to pull data from Amazon Kafka data streams into Data Cloud.

Before you begin:

• Make sure the Amazon Kafka connector is enabled. For more information, see Enable Data Cloud Features.
• Review the IP addresses to make sure the <> connection has the necessary access.

1. In Data Cloud, click Setup, and select Data Cloud Setup.

2. Under External Integrations, select Other Connectors.

3. Click New.

4. On the Source tab, select Amazon Kafka and click Next.

5. Enter a connection name and a connection API name, and provide the authentication details. You must also provide a comma-delimited list of MSK bootstrap servers as connection details.

   A Kafka bootstrap server serves as an entry point for clients to connect to a Kafka cluster.

6. To review your configuration, click Test Connection.

7. Click Save.

8. Upload a schema using the Upload Files button in the Schema section of the connector.

9. Verify the schema in the Preview Schema window and click Save.

After the connector details are accepted, the connection is created and ready to use. It’s listed under Other Connectors.

A Data Aware Specialist can now create data streams.