package installation for Kafka

[#1]

Hi,

The documentation for Kafka states that Kafka is being distributed as a parcel.

Documentation:

http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/documentation/cloudera-kafka/latest/topics/kafka_install...

Is it possible to install Kafka without the cloudera manager? By using packages?

Thanks

[#2]

We haven't released the package distribution of Kafka yet, it is only parcels for now.

Are you running a cluster based on packages already?

[#3]

Thank you for your response.

Yes, I already have a cluster based on packages.

I have a few concerns should I shift to a parcel based distribution, since I am really interested in using Kafka.

1. If I am to use a local repository of parcels for a cluster connected to the internet.
Will couldera manager still be able to detect if new parcels are available? And can I elect to not upgrade?

2. Can I successfully rebuild a cluster using older versions of parcels from a local repository that I might have downloaded previously?

Appreciate your help.

[#4 · Accepted solution]

1. If I am to use a local repository of parcels for a cluster connected to the internet.
Will couldera manager still be able to detect if new parcels are available? And can I elect to not upgrade?

Yes the parcels would just appear as available parcels, you pick what to download

The overview is here: http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/documentation/core/latest/topics/cm_ig_parcels.html

This goes into how to create a local parcel repository 

http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/documentation/core/latest/topics/cm_ig_create_local_parc...

2. Can I successfully rebuild a cluster using older versions of parcels from a local repository that I might have downloaded previously?

You could rebuild a cluster from scratch and then import data in yes, you could not reliably back-rev a deployment into a previous parcel version and expect things to work.  But that is an issue with package based installations as well and not unique to parcels.

[#5]

Thanks for your answer.