Launch Utility Options
Use the Vertica launch utility to assign a name to a scheduler instance.
Option | Description |
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--enable-ssl true|false |
(Optional) Enables SSL authentication between Kafka, Vertica, and the Kafka Scheduler. For more information, refer to Using SSL with Kafka. |
--ssl-ca-alias
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The user-defined alias of the root certifying authority you are using to authenticate communication between Vertica and Kafka. This parameter is used only when SSL is enabled. |
--ssl-key-alias
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The user-defined alias of the key/certificate pair you are using to authenticate communication between Vertica and Kafka. This parameter is used only when SSL is enabled. |
--ssl-key-password
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The password used to create your SSL key. This parameter is used only when SSL is enabled. |
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(Optional) Allows you to name the process running the scheduler. You can use this command when viewing the scheduler_history table, to find which instance is currently running. |
Examples
This example shows how you can name the following scheduler instance. Specify the name as PrimaryScheduler:
/opt/vertica/packages/kafka/bin/vkconfig launch --instance-name PrimaryScheduler
This example shows how you can launch an instance named SecureScheduler with SSL enabled:
/opt/vertica/packages/kafka/bin/vkconfig launch --instance-name SecureScheduler --enable-SSL true --ssl-ca-alias authenticcert --ssl-key-alias ourkey --ssl-key-password secret