Red Hat SummitChapter 8. Supported Configurations
Supported configurations for the Streams for Apache Kafka 2.7 release.
8.1. Supported platforms
The following platforms are tested for Streams for Apache Kafka 2.7 running with Kafka on the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) stated.
| Operating System | Architecture | JVM |
|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 and 9 | x86, amd64, ppc64le (IBM Power), s390x (IBM Z and IBM® LinuxONE), aarch64 (64-bit ARM) | Java 11 (deprecated) and Java 17 |
Platforms are tested with Open JDK 11 and 17, though Java 11 is deprecated in Streams for Apache Kafka 2.7.0. The IBM JDK is supported but not regularly tested against during each release. Oracle JDK 11 is not supported.
FIPS compliance
Streams for Apache Kafka 2.7.0 is designed for FIPS.
To check which versions of RHEL are approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), see the Cryptographic Module Validation Program on the NIST website.
8.2. Supported clients
Only client libraries built by Red Hat are supported for Streams for Apache Kafka. Currently, Streams for Apache Kafka only provides a Java client library.
Clients are tested with Open JDK 11 and 17.
8.3. Supported Apache Kafka ecosystem
In Streams for Apache Kafka, only the following components released directly from the Apache Software Foundation are supported:
- Apache Kafka Broker
- Apache Kafka Connect
- Apache MirrorMaker
- Apache MirrorMaker 2
- Apache Kafka Java Producer, Consumer, Management clients, and Kafka Streams
- Apache ZooKeeper
Apache ZooKeeper is supported solely as an implementation detail of Apache Kafka and should not be modified for other purposes. Additionally, the cores or vCPU allocated to ZooKeeper nodes are not included in subscription compliance calculations. In other words, ZooKeeper nodes do not count towards a customer’s subscription.
8.4. Additional supported features
- Kafka Bridge
- Cruise Control
- Distributed Tracing
See also, Chapter 10, Supported integration with Red Hat products.
8.5. Storage requirements
Streams for Apache Kafka has been tested with block storage and is compatible with the XFS and ext4 file systems, both of which are commonly used with Kafka. File storage options, such as NFS, are not compatible.
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