Allow creating connectors in a stopped state

[prakashpsgcse]

In Kafka 3.7 , connectors are allowed to start in stooped state using initial_state": "STOPPED".

Is it supported in Strimzi ?

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-15470

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-980%3A+Allow+creating+connectors+in+a+stopped+state

[katheris]

@prakashpsgcse not that I am aware of. If this is a feature you would be interested in feel free to create an issue for it

[bhargavkumarlabishetti]

this is exactly what we are also looking for. Thanks @prakashpsgcse for reporting. Did u find any alternatives like?

Either making it to paused and then migrate offsets

OR

Submit a connector spec with bare minimum fields to connect cluster (like creating a sample dummy filestreamconnector). Then update offset and update the connector spec with all the required fields (including class etc)?

We didnt try anything yet, would like to know if you had any other workaround

[prakashpsgcse]

We are in the process of performing a MirrorMaker migration from one Kafka cluster to another. As part of the migration, we first create a MirrorSourceConnector using a test topic and then stop the connector. Afterward, we reset the topic offsets and add the required topics before starting the connector again.

[katheris]

I've created an issue for supporting this in Strimzi: #11754

If anyone would like to pick it up and contribute this to Strimzi just drop a comment on the issue