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  • 1.  JCA resource adapter for Kafka on Websphere Application Server N/D 9.0

    Posted Thu September 29, 2022 05:34 AM
    Hello, everyone,
    I find this article very interesting.
    Is there already a JCA resource adaptere for Kafka to be deployed on a WAS 9.0 Network Deployment?

    Thanks,
    Paolo

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    Paolo Alberti
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  • 2.  RE: JCA resource adapter for Kafka on Websphere Application Server N/D 9.0

    Posted Thu September 29, 2022 05:38 AM
    Edited by Paolo Alberti Thu September 29, 2022 05:40 AM

    And could there be a difference using a Kafka cluster in the Confluent distribution?

    Thanks,
    Paolo
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    Paolo Alberti
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  • 3.  RE: JCA resource adapter for Kafka on Websphere Application Server N/D 9.0

    Posted Tue October 04, 2022 03:40 PM
    Hello Paola,

    WebSphere itself does not provide a JCA Resource Adapter for Kafka. 
    Typically resource adapters are written by the company/organization that also develops the backend system.
    Otherwise, changes with how the backend system works could/would break anything that WebSphere could write to interact with a Kafka service.
    You would need to research if Kafka publishes a JCA Resource Adapter for their backend system.

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  • 4.  RE: JCA resource adapter for Kafka on Websphere Application Server N/D 9.0

    Posted Wed October 12, 2022 03:17 AM

    Hi Paolo,

    You could consider moving to WebSphere/Open Liberty which as a connector to Kafka and supports it via Microprofile reactive messaging - check it out https://openliberty.io/blog/2019/09/13/microprofile-reactive-messaging.html

    Regards

    Gas



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    Regards
    Gas
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