AFAIK Kafka uses Zookeeper to coordinate the Kafka clusters ( set of brokers ).
Consumers usually connect Zookeeper to retrieve the list of brokers. Then connect the broker. *Valerio* On 10 September 2016 at 22:11, Eric Ho <e...@analyticsmd.com> wrote: > I notice that some Spark programs would contact something like 'zoo1:2181' > when trying to suck data out of Kafka. > > Does the kafka data actually get routed out of zookeeper before delivering > the payload onto Spark ? > > > > -- > > -eric ho > -- *Valerio Bruno* *+39 3383163406+45 2991720...@valeriobruno.it <m...@valeriobruno.it>fax: +39 1782275656skype: valerio_brunohttp://www.valeriobruno.it <http://www.valeriobruno.it>*
