Load Balancing
Consistent hashing helps in distributing messages evenly across partitions and brokers, which helps in achieving load balancing. It also ensures that if a new broker is added to the cluster or an existing broker goes down, only a subset of partitions need to be reassigned, minimizing the impact on the system.
Overall, consistent hashing in Kafka helps in achieving scalability, fault tolerance, and efficient message routing in distributed systems.
Does Kafka use Consistent Hashing?
Yes, Kafka uses consistent hashing to distribute partitions across brokers in a Kafka cluster. This approach ensures that each message is assigned to a specific partition based on a consistent hashing algorithm, which helps in achieving load balancing and fault tolerance in the Kafka cluster.
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