Thank you very much Gwen -----Original Message----- From: Gwen Shapira [mailto:g...@confluent.io] Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 3:45 PM To: users@kafka.apache.org Subject: Re: Local Storage
Hi, Kafka *is* a data store. It writes data to files on the OS file system. One directory per partition, and a new file every specific amount of time (you can control this with log.roll.ms). The data format is specific to Kafka. Hope this helps, Gwen On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Heath Ivie <hi...@autoanything.com> wrote: > Maybe someone can answer this question for, because I cannot seem to > find it. > > What is the data store that Kafka uses when it writes the logs to disk? > > I thought I saw a reference to KahaDB, but I am not sure if that is > correct. > > > Heath Ivie > Solutions Architect > > > Warning: This e-mail may contain information proprietary to > AutoAnything Inc. and is intended only for the use of the intended > recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient(s), you have received this message in error and any review, > dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify > the sender immediately and delete all copies. >