System requirements for Kafka.

Operating system

CPUs

Memory (RAM)

Disk space

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

4

16 GB

Note:

The memory and CPU requirements will change based on the size of the topology.

120 GB

CentOS

120 GB

Note: Refer VMware Smart Assurance Server Manager Version 10.1.5 Performance Benchmarking and Sizing Guidelines document for planning Kafka deployment.