Hi, created a KIP https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-8+-+Decommission+a+broker
JIRA related https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-1753 I took out the compatibility, migration section since this is new behavior. If anyone can think of any we should add it back in. /******************************************* Joe Stein Founder, Principal Consultant Big Data Open Source Security LLC http://www.stealth.ly Twitter: @allthingshadoop <http://www.twitter.com/allthingshadoop> ********************************************/