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Amazon MSK examples using Amazon CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the Amazon Command Line Interface with Amazon MSK.

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The following code example shows how to use create-cluster.

Amazon CLI

To create an Amazon MSK cluster

The following create-cluster example creates an MSK cluster named MessagingCluster with three broker nodes. A JSON file named brokernodegroupinfo.json specifies the three subnets over which you want Amazon MSK to distribute the broker nodes. This example doesn't specify the monitoring level, so the cluster gets the DEFAULT level.

aws kafka create-cluster \
    --cluster-name "MessagingCluster" \
    --broker-node-group-info file://brokernodegroupinfo.json \
    --kafka-version "2.2.1" \
    --number-of-broker-nodes 3

Contents of brokernodegroupinfo.json:

{
    "InstanceType": "kafka.m5.xlarge",
    "BrokerAZDistribution": "DEFAULT",
    "ClientSubnets": [
        "subnet-0123456789111abcd",
        "subnet-0123456789222abcd",
        "subnet-0123456789333abcd"
    ]
}

Output:

{
    "ClusterArn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster/MessagingCluster/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE-2",
    "ClusterName": "MessagingCluster",
    "State": "CREATING"
}

For more information, see Create an Amazon MSK Cluster in the Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka.

  • For API details, see CreateCluster in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-configuration.

Amazon CLI

To create a custom Amazon MSK configuration

The following create-configuration example creates a custom MSK configuration with the server properties that are specified in the input file.

aws kafka create-configuration \
    --name "CustomConfiguration" \
    --description "Topic autocreation enabled; Apache ZooKeeper timeout 2000 ms; Log rolling 604800000 ms." \
    --kafka-versions "2.2.1" \
    --server-properties file://configuration.txt

Contents of configuration.txt:

auto.create.topics.enable = true
zookeeper.connection.timeout.ms = 2000
log.roll.ms = 604800000

This command produces no output. Output:

{
    "Arn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:configuration/CustomConfiguration/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE-2",
    "CreationTime": "2019-10-09T15:26:05.548Z",
    "LatestRevision":
        {
            "CreationTime": "2019-10-09T15:26:05.548Z",
            "Description": "Topic autocreation enabled; Apache ZooKeeper timeout 2000 ms; Log rolling 604800000 ms.",
            "Revision": 1
        },
    "Name": "CustomConfiguration"
}

For more information, see Amazon MSK Configuration Operations in the Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use describe-cluster.

Amazon CLI

To describe a cluster

The following describe-cluster example describes an Amazon MSK cluster.

aws kafka describe-cluster \
    --cluster-arn arn:aws:kafka:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster/demo-cluster-1/6357e0b2-0e6a-4b86-a0b4-70df934c2e31-5

Output:

{
    "ClusterInfo": {
        "BrokerNodeGroupInfo": {
            "BrokerAZDistribution": "DEFAULT",
            "ClientSubnets": [
                "subnet-cbfff283",
                "subnet-6746046b"
            ],
            "InstanceType": "kafka.m5.large",
            "SecurityGroups": [
                "sg-f839b688"
            ],
            "StorageInfo": {
                "EbsStorageInfo": {
                    "VolumeSize": 100
                }
            }
        },
        "ClusterArn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster/demo-cluster-1/6357e0b2-0e6a-4b86-a0b4-70df934c2e31-5",
        "ClusterName": "demo-cluster-1",
        "CreationTime": "2020-07-09T02:31:36.223000+00:00",
        "CurrentBrokerSoftwareInfo": {
            "KafkaVersion": "2.2.1"
        },
        "CurrentVersion": "K3AEGXETSR30VB",
        "EncryptionInfo": {
            "EncryptionAtRest": {
                "DataVolumeKMSKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:123456789012:key/a7ca56d5-0768-4b64-a670-339a9fbef81c"
            },
            "EncryptionInTransit": {
                "ClientBroker": "TLS_PLAINTEXT",
                "InCluster": true
            }
        },
        "EnhancedMonitoring": "DEFAULT",
        "OpenMonitoring": {
            "Prometheus": {
                "JmxExporter": {
                    "EnabledInBroker": false
                },
                "NodeExporter": {
                    "EnabledInBroker": false
                }
            }
        },
        "NumberOfBrokerNodes": 2,
        "State": "ACTIVE",
        "Tags": {},
        "ZookeeperConnectString": "z-2.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181,z-1.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181,z-3.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181"
    }
}

For more information, see Listing Amazon MSK Clusters in the Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-bootstrap-brokers.

Amazon CLI

To get bootstrap brokers

The following get-bootstrap-brokers example retrieves the bootstrap broker information for an Amazon MSK cluster.

aws kafka get-bootstrap-brokers \
    --cluster-arn arn:aws:kafka:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster/demo-cluster-1/6357e0b2-0e6a-4b86-a0b4-70df934c2e31-5

Output:

{
    "BootstrapBrokerString": "b-1.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:9092,b-2.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:9092",
    "BootstrapBrokerStringTls": "b-1.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:9094,b-2.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:9094"
}

For more information, see Getting the Bootstrap Brokers in the Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use list-clusters.

Amazon CLI

To list the available clusters

The following list-clusters example lists the Amazon MSK clusters in your Amazon account.

aws kafka list-clusters

Output:

{
    "ClusterInfoList": [
        {
            "BrokerNodeGroupInfo": {
                "BrokerAZDistribution": "DEFAULT",
                "ClientSubnets": [
                    "subnet-cbfff283",
                    "subnet-6746046b"
                ],
                "InstanceType": "kafka.m5.large",
                "SecurityGroups": [
                    "sg-f839b688"
                ],
                "StorageInfo": {
                    "EbsStorageInfo": {
                        "VolumeSize": 100
                    }
                }
            },
            "ClusterArn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster/demo-cluster-1/6357e0b2-0e6a-4b86-a0b4-70df934c2e31-5",
            "ClusterName": "demo-cluster-1",
            "CreationTime": "2020-07-09T02:31:36.223000+00:00",
            "CurrentBrokerSoftwareInfo": {
                "KafkaVersion": "2.2.1"
            },
            "CurrentVersion": "K3AEGXETSR30VB",
            "EncryptionInfo": {
                "EncryptionAtRest": {
                    "DataVolumeKMSKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:123456789012:key/a7ca56d5-0768-4b64-a670-339a9fbef81c"
                },
                "EncryptionInTransit": {
                    "ClientBroker": "TLS_PLAINTEXT",
                    "InCluster": true
                }
            },
            "EnhancedMonitoring": "DEFAULT",
            "OpenMonitoring": {
                "Prometheus": {
                    "JmxExporter": {
                        "EnabledInBroker": false
                    },
                    "NodeExporter": {
                        "EnabledInBroker": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "NumberOfBrokerNodes": 2,
            "State": "ACTIVE",
            "Tags": {},
            "ZookeeperConnectString": "z-2.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181,z-1.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181,z-3.demo-cluster-1.xuy0sb.c5.kafka.us-east-1.amazonaws.com:2181"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Listing Amazon MSK Clusters in the Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see ListClusters in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-broker-storage.

Amazon CLI

To update the EBS storage for brokers

The following update-broker-storage example updates the amount of EBS storage for all the brokers in the cluster. Amazon MSK sets the target storage amount for each broker to the amount specified in the example. You can get the current version of the cluster by describing the cluster or by listing all of the clusters.

aws kafka update-broker-storage \
    --cluster-arn "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster/MessagingCluster/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE-2" \
    --current-version "K21V3IB1VIZYYH" \
    --target-broker-ebs-volume-info "KafkaBrokerNodeId=ALL,VolumeSizeGB=1100"

The output returns an ARN for this update-broker-storage operation. To determine if this operation is complete, use the describe-cluster-operation command with this ARN as input.

{
    "ClusterArn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster/MessagingCluster/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE-2",
    "ClusterOperationArn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster-operation/V123450123/a1b2c3d4-1234-abcd-cdef-22222EXAMPLE-2/a1b2c3d4-abcd-1234-bcde-33333EXAMPLE"
}

For more information, see Update the EBS Storage for Brokers in the Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use update-cluster-configuration.

Amazon CLI

To update the configuration of an Amazon MSK cluster

The following update-cluster-configuration example updates the configuration of the specified existing MSK cluster. It uses a custom MSK configuration.

aws kafka update-cluster-configuration \
    --cluster-arn "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster/MessagingCluster/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE-2" \
    --configuration-info file://configuration-info.json \
    --current-version "K21V3IB1VIZYYH"

Contents of configuration-info.json:

{
    "Arn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:configuration/CustomConfiguration/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE-2",
    "Revision": 1
}

The output returns an ARN for this update-cluster-configuration operation. To determine if this operation is complete, use the describe-cluster-operation command with this ARN as input.

{
    "ClusterArn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster/MessagingCluster/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE-2",
    "ClusterOperationArn": "arn:aws:kafka:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster-operation/V123450123/a1b2c3d4-1234-abcd-cdef-22222EXAMPLE-2/a1b2c3d4-abcd-1234-bcde-33333EXAMPLE"
}

For more information, see Update the Configuration of an Amazon MSK Cluster in the Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka Developer Guide.