This lab provides you with practical experience working with Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK). You learn how to provision and configure an Amazon MSK cluster, create topics, and perform basic messaging operations.
Objectives
- Explain the basic purpose and benefits of Amazon MSK.
- Create an MSK cluster using the AWS Management Console.
- Create a topic for organizing messages.
- Send and view simple messages using the console.
- Locate and interpret basic cluster monitoring information in the console.
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with Apache Kafka and message streaming concepts is recommended. You should also be comfortable working with the AWS Management Console and basic command-line tools.
Outline
Task 1: MSK cluster basics
Task 2: Interact with your MSK cluster
Task 3: Creating and Managing Topics
Task 4: Produce Messages to Your Topic
Task 5: Consume Messages from Your Topic
Task 6: Monitor Your MSK Cluster