This template creates a Kafka cluster on Ubuntu virtual machine image, enables persistence (by default) and applies all well-known optimizations and best practices
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Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| _artifactsLocation | The base URI where artifacts required by this template are located. When the template is deployed using the accompanying scripts, a private location in the subscription will be used and this value will be automatically generated. |
| _artifactsLocationSasToken | The sasToken required to access _artifactsLocation. When the template is deployed using the accompanying scripts, a sasToken will be automatically generated. |
| adminUsername | Administrator user name used when provisioning virtual machines |
| adminPassword | Administrator password used when provisioning virtual machines |
| imagePublisher | Image Publisher |
| imageOffer | Image Offer |
| imageSKU | Image SKU |
| storageAccountName | Unique namespace for the Storage Account where the Virtual Machine's disks will be placed |
| virtualNetworkName | The arbitrary name of the virtual network provisioned for the cluster |
| addressPrefix | The network address space for the virtual network |
| subnetName | Subnet name for the virtual network that resources will be provisioned in to |
| subnetPrefix | Address space for the virtual network subnet |
| kafkaVersion | The version of the Kafka package to be deployed on the cluster (or use 'stable' to pull in the latest and greatest) |
| kafkaZooNodeIPAddressPrefix | The IP address prefix that will be used for constructing a static private IP address for each node in the cluster |
| kafkaNodeIPAddressPrefix | The IP address prefix that will be used for constructing a static private IP address for each node in the cluster |
| jumpbox | The flag allowing to enable or disable provisioning of the jumpbox VM that can be used to access the Kafka nodes |
| tshirtSize | T-shirt size of the Kafka cluster |
| location | Location for all resources. |
Use the template
PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroup -Name <resource-group-name> -Location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and configure Azure PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName <resource-group-name> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/application-workloads/kafka/kafka-on-ubuntu/azuredeploy.json
Command line
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and Configure the Azure Cross-Platform Command-Line Interface
az group deployment create --resource-group <my-resource-group> --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/application-workloads/kafka/kafka-on-ubuntu/azuredeploy.json