Segment and Indexes

The video tutorial explains the structure and management of Kafka partitions and segments. It covers how topics are divided into partitions, which are further divided into segments. Each segment is a file, and only one segment per partition is active at a time. The tutorial also discusses segment management settings like log segment bytes and log segment milliseconds, and how they affect data writing and log compaction. Additionally, it explains the role of offset and timestamp indexes in locating messages within segments and how to verify segments in the file system.

How does Kafka ensure efficient data retrieval within segments?

What are the implications of setting a smaller log segment size in Kafka?

How does the log segment millisecond setting affect log compaction frequency?