A broker in the Kafka cluster is currently acting as the Controller. Which statement is correct?

The correct answer is A. It can have topic partitions. The Controller broker is a regular broker that also takes on additional responsibilities for managing cluster metadata, such as leader elections and partition assignments. It still hosts topic partitions and participates in replication like any other broker.

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Options

AIt can have topic partitions.
BIt is given precedence for replication to and from replica followers.
CAll consumers are allowed to fetch messages only from this server.
DIt is responsible for sending leader information to all producers.

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A
83% (24)
B
10% (3)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

The Controller broker is a regular broker that also takes on additional responsibilities for managing cluster metadata, such as leader elections and partition assignments. It still hosts topic partitions and participates in replication like any other broker.

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#Kafka Controller#broker roles#partition leadership

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