Creating Kafka instances

To set up Kafka Instances and Connections, you must create Kafka instances.

1. Log in to your ServiceNow Instance, and change the scope to the IBM Z® Discovery custom application. Ensure IBM Z Discovery application is selected.
2. In the filter field, search for IBM Z Discovery.
3. Click zAdministration > Kafka Instances, and then click the New button.
4. Enter values for the following fields an Click Submit.

   Kafka Consumer Name

   Specifies the name of the Kafka consumer, for example, consumer1.

   Kafka Consumer Group Name

   Specifies the name of the Kafka Consumer Group, for example, snow_REPLACE_group1. You can replace REPLACE with CI, Reference, JCL.

   • If you want to create a consumer that needs to be subscribed to topics except relationship and JCL topics, select CI.
   • If you want to create a consumer that needs to be subscribed to relationship topic, select Reference.
   • If you want to create a consumer that needs to be subscribed to JCL topics, select JCL.

   Kafka Prefix

   Specifies the value according to the server name that you set in the Kafka broker and the topic prefix that needs to be acquired or monitored. For example, IBM®-ZRDDS-SNOW.public.

   Transaction Completed

   You can specify the value as True or False. Set the value to False.

   Kafka Order

   Specifies the order of Kafka, for example, REPLACE Order. You can replace REPLACE Order with 1,2,3.

   Topics Subscribed

   You can choose REPLACE.

   Kafka Connection

   You can select a connection.