Installing Kafka Schema Registry (Developer Preview)

This topic includes instructions for using package managers to download and install the Kafka Schema Registry from a MapR repository.

Prerequisites

NOTE This feature is presented as a developer preview. Developer previews are not tested for production environments, and should be used with caution.

Because it is a developer preview feature, the Kafka Schema Registry is not provided in the EEP 6.1 repository. You must download the packages from https://package.ezmeral.hpe.com/labs/mapr-schema-registry. Using the MapR Installer to install the Kafka Schema Registry is not currently supported.

About this task

The Kafka Schema Registry is a service that provides a RESTful interface for storing and retrieving schemas. The Kafka Schema Registry can be installed on one or several nodes. To install the schema registry package on a node, run the following commands as root or using sudo:

Procedure

  1. Install the schema registry package:

    On Ubuntu: 

    apt-get install mapr-schema-registry

    On RedHat/ CentOS: 

    yum install mapr-schema-registry

    On SLES:

    zypper install mapr-schema-registry
  2. Run configure.sh -R: 
    /opt/mapr/server/configure.sh -R
    NOTE Because the Kafka Schema Registry is managed by Warden, you don't have to restart Warden after installing the registry. Warden brings up the service after a few minutes.

What to do next

To manage and administer the Kafka Schema Registry, see Kafka Schema Registry.