You can either:
- search for and install
Red Hat OpenShift Application Servicesdirectly from theExtensionsview, it will automatically install its dependencies, Tools for Apache Kafka and Red Hat Authentication - in the Kafka explorer from
Tools for Apache Kafka, click on theDiscover Kafka Providerscommand, which will automatically perform a search for Kafka providers (see option 1).
Once Red Hat OpenShift Application Services is installed, open the Kafka view. Clicking on the Add new cluster button (or +) in the Kafka Explorer will bring up the options to create new clusters. Select Red Hat OpenShift Streams For Apache Kafka:
You will be asked to log into your Red Hat account first:
This will open a browser page to sign into https://sso.redhat.com. Once you signed-in or created an account, your session token will be stored in the IDE, so it can be reused (and refreshed) if necessary.
This first sign-in operation will allow the discovery of your existing Red Hat OpenShift Streams For Apache Kafka clusters.
If no clusters have been created yet, a message will provide you with a link to open the dashboard:
If you already created your Apache Kafka cluster, the extension will require to you to sign into a second SSO, so it can connect to that cluster via SASL/OAUTHBEARER.
That second sign-in is transparent though, you won't need to manually log in.
Finally, your cluster(s) will automatically be added to the Kafka Explorer.
Please read the Tools for Apache Kafka documentation and learn how to manage your Kafka clusters and topics and how to produce or consume messages.
Red Hat OpenShift Streams For Apache Kafka clusters display a unique menu when you right-click on them, to open their online dashboard page:
Please be aware ephemeral Red Hat OpenShift Streams For Apache Kafka clusters are not automatically purged from the Kafka settings after they have been deprovisioned. You will need to delete them manually from the Kafka Explorer.