Learn why and how to add partitions to a Kafka topic using either CLI commands or the Kafka Admin API. Discover the reasons for increasing partitions, including handling high message volumes and improving fault tolerance. Also, understand common pitfalls such as message ordering issues, consumer rebalancing, increased broker load, and repartitioning complexities, and how to mitigate these risks.
Table of contents
1. Overview2. Reasons to Increase Partition3. How to Add Partitions4. Common Pitfalls When Increasing Partitions5. ConclusionSort: