Apache Kafka Rebalance Protocol for the Cloud: Static Membership
Confluent
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Until all the members rejoin or the coordinator waits long enough and reaches the rebalance timeout, the group proceeds to another stage called sync , which officially announces the formation of a valid consumer group. This applies to Kafka consumers, Kafka Connect, and Kafka Streams. What does “rebalance” mean when it comes to Kafka?
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