MySQL Sink Connector

Create a connector with Type: sink, Database: MySQL

Pre-condition: CDC service status is healthy

Steps to create a connector:

Step 1: From the menu bar, select Data Platform > select Workspace Management > select Workspace name

Step 2: Under My services, select CDC service

Step 3: On the CDC service detail screen > Select the Connectors tab > click Create a connector

Step 4: Fill in the Connector Information screen:

• Name (required): connector name

Note: The connector name may contain lowercase letters a-z or digits 0-9. Spaces are not allowed; use "-" as a separator instead.

• Type (required): select sink

• Database (required): select MySQL

Step 5: Click Next to proceed to the Properties screen

Fill in the Properties screen information

• When Manual configuration is selected — fill in:

  • Host Name (required): Hostname or IP of MySQL

  • Port (required): MySQL server port, default: 3306.

  • Database name (required): Target database the Connector will sink data into

  • Username (required): Username used by the Connector

  • Password (required): Password used by the Connector

  • Topics (required): List of topics the Connector will consume and sink data into the target database, separated by ","

• When From Database Engine is selected — fill in:

  • Database name (required): Database name

  • Host Name (required): Hostname or IP of MySQL

  • Port (required): MySQL server port, default: 3306.

  • Database name (required): Target database the Connector will sink data into

  • Username (required): Username used by the Connector

  • Password (required): Password used by the Connector

  • Topics (required): List of topics the Connector will consume and sink data into the target database, separated by ","

• Click Test connection to verify the connection from Workspace to the entered Database

• Converter

  • Converter key: select the key value for the converter

  • Converter key schema enable: select whether to use schema in the Converter key

  • Converter value: select the value for the converter

  • Converter value schema enable: select whether to use schema in the Converter value

Step 6: Click Next to proceed to the Additional Properties screen

Enter the following information:

• Timezone: select the appropriate timezone for the data from the source database

• Task max: number of tasks to process simultaneously

• Type: select the Database source type

• Name: schema name

• Topic 1: topic name listened to from the source connector

• Table 1: table name listening for data changes from the source connector

• Mode (required): Connector behavior when a message cannot be processed

  • None: The Connector will skip messages that cannot be sinked into the database

  • All: Error messages will be sent to the specified topic

Step 7: Click Next to proceed to the Review screen

Step 8: Review the information and click Create to complete the connector creation