You want to plan capacity for a Kafka cluster expected to handle 1 million messages per second. Which combination is best to start with?

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Kafka - Kubernetes and Cloud Deployment

A5 brokers with 5 partitions each and low memory hardware

B10 brokers with 100 partitions each and high-performance SSD storage

C2 brokers with 10 partitions each and standard HDD storage

D1 broker with 200 partitions and no replication

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Analyze message load requirements
1 million messages per second is very high; needs many brokers and partitions.
Step 2: Choose hardware and partition setup
High-performance SSDs and many brokers with many partitions support high throughput and reliability.
Final Answer:
10 brokers with 100 partitions each and high-performance SSD storage -> Option B
Quick Check:
High load needs many brokers, partitions, and fast storage [OK]

Quick Trick: High load needs many brokers, partitions, and SSDs [OK]

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