Hi,
We have a 22-node Kafka 3.3.1 cluster on K8s. All data is sent with null
partitionId and null key from 20 Java producers, so it should be distributed
evenly across partitions. All was good for days, but a couple hours ago, broker
21 started receiving about 2x the data of the other brokers f
Meg,
What version are your clients, and what partitioner are you using for these
records?
If you're using the DefaultPartitioner from 2.4.0+, it has a known
imbalance flaw that is described and addressed by this KIP:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-794%3A+Strictly+Uniform+St
