How to Configure TIBCO® Messaging Quasar - Powered by Apache Pulsar? with Kafka on Pulsar in a Kubernetes Environment

The purpose of this document (Download pdf file from resources  )and included Kubernetes support package (Download zip file from resources)is to provide a guide to install, configure, and run Apache Pulsar with Kafka (KOP) in a Kubernetes Environment.   Following the instructions provided in this document and using the specified supported versions of products and components, users can run the above mentioned Apache Pulsar components in a supported fashion running using Kubernetes. 

This document will outline:

• Configuring a Kubernetes cluster for Quasar. The Kubernetes Container can be configured on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Google Kubernetes Engine (GK), Red Hat OpenShift (OC), or a generic Kubernetes environment. 
• Downloading the Pulsar Protocol handler for Kafka  (nar) from Stream Native
• Creating multiple Docker^® images for the  Quasar Core, where the containers will be hosted in a Docker Registry
• Creating persisted volumes for Zookeeper, Bookkeeper, and the Broker
• Configuring and creating Kubernetes containers based on the Docker images for the individual components
• Downloading and configuring the Grepp Labs Kafka Proxy and configuring it in Kubernetes
• Configuring Load Balancer(s) in Kubernetes to access Quasar
• Ensuring Quasar is instrumented (JMX) for TIBCO Message Monitor with the Quasar extension.

Support Product and Component Versions:

• TIBCO Messaging Quasar - Powered by Apache Pulsar 2.9.1-1 or later (TIBCO Distribution)
  • Quasar can be downloaded from either edelivery.tibco.com , or https://www.tibco.com/products/tibco-messaging/downloads.
• StreamNative pulsar-protocol-handler-kafka v2.9.2.
  • The StreamNative protocol handler can be downloaded from https://github.com/streamnative/kop/releases/tag/v2.9.2.21. Download pulsar-protocol-handler-kafka-2.9.2.21.nar
• The most current version of Grepp Labs kafka-proxy is used. Nothing specific is required to download the kafka-proxy Docker image for GitHub. The Kubernetes yaml file will download it from GitHub when it is applied in Kubernetes. 
• Docker Community/Enterprise Edition should be the most recent version.
• Kubernetes 1.22 or Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8. Recommend latest versions of the container platform 
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 (or comparable OS) or newer
• TIBCO Messaging Monitor version 1.0 or newer (optional)

Prerequisites:

• Kubernetes concepts, installation, and administration
• Kubernetes CLI, kubectl
• Apache Pulsar configuration
• Apache Kafka configuration
• TIBCO Msgmon (optional)

how_to_configure_tibco_quasar_with_kop_in_a_kubernetes_environment.pdf

tibapd_kubernetes_files_kop.zip