Please note that the client will use the shared DNS name to perform lookups. Then it will connect directly to the brokers using their advertised address.
If you use the proxy then all the connections will pass through the proxy. Enrico Il giorno ven 14 gen 2022 alle ore 21:08 Tecno Brain <cerebrotecnolog...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > > > I think I found the answer to my question here: > https://pulsar.apache.org/docs/en/2.5.1/deploy-bare-metal/#docsNav > > (a) No need to use the proxy > (b) Yes, we can use a single DNS entry covering all brokers > (c) If using a single DNS entry, no need to reconfigure the clients > > sounds right? > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 11:51 AM Tecno Brain <cerebrotecnolog...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I have a Pulsar cluster (3 bookies, 3 brokers, 2 proxies) running in >> Kubernetes. >> My clients applications are also in Kubernetes. My client applications are >> currently configured to use the proxy. >> >> >> The proxies are load balanced on >> >> pulsar-proxy.example.com >> >> Each proxy is configured with a single entry on >> >> brokerServiceURL=pulsar://brokers.example.com:6650 >> >> brokers.example.com is load balancing the 3 brokers. >> >> I have some questions that I have not been able to get an answer to by >> reading the docs. >> >> a) Since all my client applications are in the same Kubernetes space, do I >> really need to use the proxy? Seems to me that the proxy is only needed if >> my clients could not connect to the brokers directly and that the proxy is >> adding some overhead. >> >> b) If we do not use the proxy, can we configure the client with the single >> load-balanced broker address? Or do we need to provide a list of individual >> brokers to the client? Will the client get the list of all brokers and >> connect directly to them? >> >> c) If I provide a list of individual brokers (broker1, broker2, broker3) to >> my client, but later I add more brokers (or remove some), I would need to >> eventually reconfigure my client application with the list of active >> members, right? >> >> Thanks a lot >> >> -Jorge >> >> >>
