Set up tasks for the Snowflake High Performance connector for Kafka

This topic describes the overall tasks required to set up, configure, and run the Snowflake High Performance connector for Kafka.

Prerequisites

Ensure the following prerequisites are met:

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed Snowflake High Performance connector for Kafka.

  2. Ensure that you have reviewed how the connector works.

  3. You have configured Kafka with the desired data retention time and/or storage limit. See how the connector works for all supported properties.

  4. You have installed and configured the Kafka Connect cluster. . Snowflake recommends using the same versions on Kafka Broker and Kafka Connect Runtime.

  5. You have configured the Kafka Connect cluster to run in the same cloud provider region as your Snowflake account. . Snowflake strongly recommends running your Kafka Connect instance in the same cloud provider region as your Snowflake account. . While not strictly required, running in the same region typically improves throughput. . As such, Snowflake strongly recommend running your Kafka Connect instance in the same cloud provider region as your Snowflake account.

Tasks

Perform the following tasks to set up, configure, and run the Snowflake High Performance connector for Kafka.

Order

Task

Description

0

Review Prerequisites

Review and confirm all required prerequisites.

1

Configure Snowflake

Configure Snowflake for the Snowflake High Performance connector for Kafka.

2

Configure Kafka

Configure Kafka for the Snowflake High Performance connector for Kafka.

3

Test the connector

Test the connector with a small amount of data.
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