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Posted to users@kafka.apache.org by Cassa L <lc...@gmail.com> on 2014/04/17 00:34:28 UTC

How to calculate number of partitions?

Hi,
  I am sizing Kafka setup for the first time. One question I have is, how
to determine number of partitions my topic will need. Are there any
considerations to be taken in order to determine this number. I am planning
to have a three node Kafka cluster.

LCassa.

Re: How to calculate number of partitions?

Posted by Cassa L <lc...@gmail.com>.

Thanks. that helps.

LCassa


On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Joel Koshy <jj...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Does this help:
>
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/FAQ#FAQ-HowdoIchoosethenumberofpartitionsforatopic
> ?
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 03:34:28PM -0700, Cassa L wrote:
> > Hi,
> >   I am sizing Kafka setup for the first time. One question I have is, how
> > to determine number of partitions my topic will need. Are there any
> > considerations to be taken in order to determine this number. I am
> planning
> > to have a three node Kafka cluster.
> >
> > LCassa.
>
>

Re: How to calculate number of partitions?

Posted by Joel Koshy <jj...@gmail.com>.

Does this help:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/FAQ#FAQ-HowdoIchoosethenumberofpartitionsforatopic?


On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 03:34:28PM -0700, Cassa L wrote:
> Hi,
>   I am sizing Kafka setup for the first time. One question I have is, how
> to determine number of partitions my topic will need. Are there any
> considerations to be taken in order to determine this number. I am planning
> to have a three node Kafka cluster.
> 
> LCassa.