Start Kafka Connector

NOTE: Your License Server must be running before you start Kafka Connector.

TIP: You can configure services to start automatically when you start the machine.

To start Kafka Connector

  • Start Kafka Connector from the command line using the following command:

    kafkaconnector.exe -configfile configname.cfg

    where the optional -configfile argument specifies the path of a configuration file to use.

  • On Windows, if you have installed Kafka Connector as a service, start the service from the Windows Services dialog box.
  • On Linux, if you have installed Kafka Connector as a service, use one of the following commands:

    • On machines that use systemd:

      systemctl start kafkaconnector

    • On machines that use system V:

      service kafkaconnector start

  • On Linux you can use the script start-kafkaconnector.sh which is provided in the installation directory.