Setting Up a Sample Azure Event Hub
This page illustrates how to set up an Azure Event Hub with Kafka support so that it can be used to follow the steps of the Azure Event Hub Connectivity guide.
| To set up the Sample Azure Infrastructure a valid Azure subscription with all the necessary permissions to add and manage resources is required. There also should be at least one Resource Group. More information about Resource Groups is available on the official Microsoft Documentation webpage |
To create a new Microsoft Azure Event Hub with Kafka support follow the steps below:
1
Log in to the Azure Portal.
Click on 
button.
2 Find and add a new Event Hubs.
3
Make sure you have the following parameters set using the suggested values or use the screenshot on the right as a guide:
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Name - This will be used during the configuration of the Cloud Sink object so make a note of it. In this example the following name was used: inmationKafkaTest.
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Pricing tier - Standard
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Enable Kafka - Checked
Kafka protocol is not supported in Basic pricing tier. Please refer to the official Microsoft Documentation webpage for additional information.
4
Click 
and wait until the resource is deployed.
5
When Event Hub is up and running, select it under 
.
7
Give the object a name and make note of it (this will also be used in the
configuration of the Cloud Sink object and as a Kafka Topic). In this example Event Hub will be named inhub.
8
Select the Event Hub Namespace object you just created and find the connection string to configure under the RootManageSharedAccessKey Policy in
It should be similar to this:
Endpoint=sb://inmationKafkaTest.servicebus.windows.net/;SharedAccessKeyName=RootManageSharedAccessKey;SharedAccessKey=cHJpbWFyeSBvciBzZWNvbmRhcnkga2V5Ow==Make a note of it for later, when configuring the Cloud Sink object.
| In case of encountering any troubles, this official Microsoft Quickstart can be used as an alternative example of how to create a new Event Hub |