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Last Updated:Dec 11, 2024

This topic describes the release notes of ApsaraMQ for Kafka.

2021-12-15

Feature

Description

Type

References

Endpoints of the domain name type

Domain names can be used as endpoints to access ApsaraMQ for Kafka instances.

Added feature

View endpoints

2021-11-25

Feature

Description

Type

References

AnalyticDB Sink Connector

Data can be exported from a topic of a ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance to AnalyticDB for MySQL or AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL by using Function Compute.

Added feature

Create an AnalyticDB sink connector

2021-11-22

Feature

Description

Type

References

Tablestore Sink Connector

Data can be exported from a topic of a ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance to Tablestore.

Added feature

Create a Tablestore sink connector

2021-11-18

Feature

Description

Type

References

New region

ApsaraMQ for Kafka is available in the China (Guangzhou) region.

Added feature

2021-09-07

Feature

Description

Type

References

Extract, transform, and load (ETL) task management

Data in ApsaraMQ for Kafka instances can be extracted, transformed, and loaded by using ETL tasks.

Added feature

Manage ETL tasks

2021-08-24

Feature

Description

Type

References

Automatic group creation

Automatic creation of consumer groups can be enabled in the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console.

Added feature

Use the flexible group creation feature

2021-08-05

Feature

Description

Type

References

Synchronization of data from MySQL databases to ApsaraMQ for Kafka by using Canal

The Canal framework can be used to synchronize data from MySQL databases to ApsaraMQ for Kafka.

Added feature

Use Canal to synchronize data from a MySQL database to ApsaraMQ for Kafka

2021-07-09

Feature

Description

Type

References

Message sending and receiving by using Spring Cloud

The Spring Cloud framework can be used to access ApsaraMQ for Kafka and send and receive messages.

Added feature

Use the Spring Cloud framework to send and receive messages

2021-06-25

Feature

Description

Type

References

Updated console

The ApsaraMQ for Kafka console is updated to improve user experience.

Optimized feature

2021-03-24

Feature

Description

Type

References

Elasticsearch Sink Connector

Data can be synchronized from ApsaraMQ for Kafka to Elasticsearch.

Added feature

Create an Elasticsearch sink connector

2021-03-15

Feature

Description

Type

References

MySQL Source Connector

Data can be synchronized from ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL to ApsaraMQ for Kafka.

Note

This feature is available only in the following regions: China (Shenzhen), China (Chengdu), China (Beijing), China (Hangzhou), and China (Shanghai).

Added feature

Create a MySQL source connector

2021-03-03

Feature

Description

Type

References

OSS Sink Connector

Data can be synchronized from ApsaraMQ for Kafka to Object Storage Service (OSS).

Added feature

Create an OSS sink connector

2020-12-14

Feature

Description

Type

References

Connector

The number of concurrent consumption threads can be configured for a Function Compute sink connector.

Optimized feature

Create a Function Compute sink connector

2020-11-30

Feature

Description

Type

References

Service-linked role

  • The AliyunServiceRoleForAlikafkaConnector service-linked role is added. This role can be used to implement the Function Compute sink connector feature.

  • The AliyunServiceRoleForAlikafkaConnector service-linked role can be automatically created when a Function Compute sink connector is created in the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console.

Added feature

Connector

Connectors can be tested in the console.

Added feature

Manage a connector

2020-11-18

Feature

Description

Type

References

Connector

  • Function Compute sink connector:

    • The maximum number of retries that can be performed after a message fails to be sent can be specified.

    • The fail and log policies are provided for handling message sending failures.

  • MaxCompute sink connector:

    • AccessKey authentication is no longer supported.

    • Security Token Service (STS) authentication is supported.

    • Message modes such as DEFAULT, VALUE, and KEY are supported.

    • Message formats such as TEXT, BINARY, and CSV are supported.

    • Data granularity levels such as DAY, HOUR, and MINUTE are supported.

    • The time zone in which a ApsaraMQ for Kafka producer resides can be specified.

Optimized feature

ACL

The ACL feature can be enabled in the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console. You no longer need to submit a ticket to apply to use the feature.

Optimized feature

Grant permissions to SASL users

2020-10-22

Feature

Description

Type

References

Connector

  • The connector feature can be enabled in the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console.

  • The connector feature is available in regions such as China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), and China (Hong Kong).

  • The connector feature can be enabled for ApsaraMQ for Kafka instances whose major version is 0.10.2 and minor version is the latest.

  • Topics and consumer groups that are required by a connector can be automatically created and deleted.

  • Connectors can be suspended and resumed.

  • After a connector is created, it can enter the Running state only after you manually deploy the connector.

  • The interaction design for connectors in the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console is optimized.

Optimized feature

2020-08-20

Feature

Description

Type

References

GetConsumerList

A response parameter is added to indicate the description of a group.

Optimized feature

GetConsumerList

2020-07-29

Feature

Description

Type

References

Specification evaluation

Appropriate editions of ApsaraMQ for Kafka instances are recommended based on the specifications of self-managed Kafka clusters.

Added feature

Evaluate instance specifications

Display of the migration progress

The migration progress of a self-managed Kafka cluster can be viewed.

Added feature

View the migration progress

2020-07-22

Feature

Description

Type

References

GetInstanceList

Response parameters are added to indicate the information for multi-zone deployment and custom security groups.

Optimized feature

GetInstanceList

2020-07-15

Feature

Description

Type

References

Security group configuration by using Terraform

Terraform can be used to configure a security group when you create a ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance.

Added feature

alicloud_alikafka_instance

2020-06-19

Feature

Description

Type

References

Connector

The connector feature is provided. You can use connectors to connect ApsaraMQ for Kafka to other Alibaba Cloud services and synchronize data between Message Queue for Apache Kafka and other Alibaba Cloud services.

Added feature

Overview

2020-05-20

Feature

Description

Type

References

Changed version names

The open source version is changed to the major version, and the internal version is changed to the minor version. The major version corresponds to the open source version, and the minor version is an optimized internal version of the major version.

Optimized feature

Upgrade instance versions

Display of the upgrade progress

The remaining time and progress of an instance upgrade task can be viewed after the upgrade task is initiated.

Added feature

Upgrade instance versions

Display of the number of topics that you can create

The number of topics that you can create can be viewed.

  • Professional Edition instance: The number of topics that you can create is twice the number of topics that you purchase. For example, if you purchase 50 topics for a Professional Edition instance, you can create 100 topics.

  • Standard Edition instance: The number of topics that you can create equals the number of topics that you purchase. For example, if you purchase 50 topics for a Standard Edition instance, you can create 50 topics.

Added feature

None

Display of task execution records

Execution records can be viewed for the following tasks: upgrading instance versions, modifying message configurations, upgrading instance configurations, and enabling the ACL feature.

Added feature

View task execution records

2020-05-13

Feature

Description

Type

References

Scale-out

The cluster that corresponds to a Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance can be scaled out. When you upgrade the traffic specification of an instance, a cluster scale-out operation may be triggered. After the cluster is scaled out, you must rebalance the topic traffic so that the topic traffic can be evenly distributed among the brokers in the cluster.

Added feature

2020-05-12

Feature

Description

Type

References

New regions

ApsaraMQ for Kafka is available in the China (Heyuan) and China (Chengdu) regions.

Added feature

None

2020-04-08

Feature

Description

Type

References

ACL

The ACL feature can be enabled. This feature allows you to grant permissions to Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) users.

Added feature

Grant permissions to SASL users

2020-04-02

Feature

Description

Type

References

Message retention period

The maximum retention period of a message on a broker is increased from 168 hours to 480 hours.

Optimized feature

Modify message configurations

2020-03-02

Feature

Description

Type

References

GetAllowedIpList

The GetAllowedIpList operation is supported. This operation can be called to query the IP address whitelists of an instance.

Added feature

GetAllowedIpList

UpdateAllowedIp

The UpdateAllowedIp operation is supported. This operation can be called to update an IP address whitelist.

Added feature

UpdateAllowedIp