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KIP-1279 — Cluster Mirroring

Discussion Kafka 3.9.1 MirrorMakerBroker

Cluster Mirroring introduces native broker-side cross-cluster replication as a built-in Kafka feature, replacing the need for external MirrorMaker 2 (MM2) Connect workers. MM2's standalone deployment model creates significant operational burden—separate provisioning, independent lifecycle management, and redundant compression/decompression overhead—which this KIP eliminates by integrating replication directly into brokers.

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AuthorLuke Chen
StatusDiscussion
Kafka Version3.9.1
JIRAKAFKA-18723
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Created2026-02-13
Last Modified2026-03-27
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