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Getting Started with RocketMQ to Produce and Consume Messages

This document takes the example of creating a RocketMQ instance with SSL enabled and accessing it on a client in the same VPC as the instance over a private network for message production and consumption to get you quickly started with Distributed Message Service (DMS) for RocketMQ.

Procedure

Figure 1 Procedure for using DMS for RocketMQ
  1. Step 1: Preparations

    A RocketMQ instance runs in a VPC. Before creating a RocketMQ instance, ensure that a VPC is available.

  2. Step 2: Create a RocketMQ Instance

    Enable SSL, disable ACL, and configure the created VPC and subnet, and security group.

  3. Step 3: Create a Topic

    After an instance is created, create a topic for sending and receiving messages.

  4. Step 4: Connect to a RocketMQ Instance to Produce and Consume Messages

    On the client, connect to the instance and use commands to produce and consume messages.

Step 1: Preparations

  1. Grant RocketMQ instance permissions.

    The RocketMQ administrator permission DMS FullAccess is required. For details, see Creating an IAM User and Granting DMS for RocketMQ Permissions.

  2. Create a VPC and subnet.

    The VPC must be created in the same region as the RocketMQ instance.

    A RocketMQ instance runs in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). Before creating an instance, ensure that a VPC is available. For details about how to create a VPC and a subnet, see Creating a VPC.

  3. Create a security group.

    See Creating a Security Group.

    To connect to RocketMQ instances, add the security group rules described in Table 1.

    Table 1 Security group rules

    Direction

    Protocol

    Port

    Source

    Description

    Inbound

    TCP

    8100

    IP address or IP address range of the RocketMQ client

    The port is used for private network access to instances using TCP.

    Inbound

    TCP

    8080

    The port is used for private network access to instances using gRPC.

    Inbound

    TCP

    10100

    The port is used for private access to service nodes using TCP.

    After a security group is created, its default inbound rule allows communication among ECSs within the security group and its default outbound rule allows all outbound traffic. In this case, you can access a RocketMQ instance within a VPC, and do not need to add rules according to Table 1.

  4. Create an elastic cloud server (ECS) and configure environment variables.

    The following takes a Linux ECS as an example. For more information about how to install JDK and configure the environment variables for a Windows ECS, please search the Internet.

    1. Log in to the console, click in the upper left corner, click Elastic Cloud Server under Computing, and then create an ECS.

      For details, see Creating an ECS. If you already have an available ECS, skip this step.

    2. Log in to an ECS as user root.
    3. Install the JDK and configure the environment variables JAVA_HOME and PATH.
      1. Download the JDK.

        Use Oracle JDK instead of default ECS JDK (for example, OpenJDK), because it may not be suitable for the sample project. Obtain Oracle JDK 1.8.111 or later from Oracle's official website.

      2. Run the following command to decompress the JDK package.
        tar -zxvf jdk-8u321-linux-x64.tar.gz

        Change jdk-8u321-linux-x64.tar.gz to your JDK version.

      3. Run the following command to edit the environment variable file .bash_profile:
        vim ~/.bash_profile
      4. Press i and add the following content.
        export JAVA_HOME=/opt/java/jdk1.8.0_321
        export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

        Change /opt/java/jdk1.8.0_321 to the path where you install JDK.

      5. Press Esc to exit the editing mode. Enter the following command and press Enter to save and exit the environment variable file:
        :wq
      6. Run the following command to make the environment variables take effect:
        source .bash_profile
    4. Run the following command to check whether the JDK is successfully installed.
      java -version
      If the following information is displayed, the JDK is installed successfully:
      java version "1.8.0_321"
    5. Run the following command to download the rocketmq-tutorial sample software package.

      Before downloading the sample software package, ensure that the client server can access the Internet.

      wget https://dms-demo.obs.eu-de.otc.t-systems.com/rocketmq-tutorial.zip
    6. Run the following command to decompress rocketmq-tutorial.
      unzip rocketmq-tutorial.zip

Step 2: Create a RocketMQ Instance

Before using RocketMQ for message production and consumption, create a RocketMQ instance. The VM resource in the instance store topics.

  1. Log in to the DMS for RocketMQ console and click Create RocketMQ Instance in the upper right.
  2. Set the instance information. For details, see Table 2.

    Table 2 Setting instance information

    Parameter

    Description

    Region

    For lower network latency and faster access to your resources, select the nearest region.

    Select eu-de.

    Project

    Projects isolate compute, storage, and network resources across geographical regions. For each region, a preset project is available.

    Select eu-de (default).

    AZ

    Select one as required. You are advised to specify multiple AZs for disaster recovery.

    Instance Name

    Enter the instance name, for example, rocketmq-test.

    Enterprise Project

    An enterprise project manages project resources in groups. Enterprise projects are logically isolated. Select "default". This parameter is for enterprise users.

    Version

    Select an instance version. Select 5.x.

    Fixed once the RocketMQ instance is created. Use the same version as your client.

    Instance Type

    Select an instance type. Select Basic here.

    Architecture

    Select an instance architecture. Select Cluster here.

    Flavor

    Select an instance flavor. Select rocketmq.b2.large.4 here.

    Storage Space

    Specify the disk type and storage space for storing RocketMQ data. Select Ultra-high I/O and enter 300.

    VPC

    Select a VPC and a subnet. Here, select the ones created in Step 1: Preparations.

    Security Group

    Select the security group. Here, select the one created in Step 1: Preparations.

    SSL

    Ciphertext access with high security, but lower performance. Select SSL.

    ACL

    Enabling ACL can manage permissions for message production and consumption. Do not enable it here.

    Advanced settings

    Public Access

    EIPs are required to enable public access. Do not enable it here.

    Tags

    Identifiers of the RocketMQ instance. Skip it here.

    Description

    Additional information about the instance. Skip it.

  3. Click Create Now.
  4. Confirm the instance information and submit the request.
  5. Return to the instance list and check whether the RocketMQ instance has been created.

    It takes 3 to 15 minutes to create an instance. During this period, the instance status is Creating.

    • If the instance is created successfully, its status changes to Running.
    • delete it. Then create a new one. If the instance creation fails again, contact .

  6. After the instance is created, click its name to go to the instance overview page.
  7. Record the instance connection addresses from the Connection area for later use.

    Figure 2 Recording instance connection addresses

Step 3: Create a Topic

A topic is the basic unit for sending and receiving messages. After creating a RocketMQ instance, you must manually create topics before creating and retrieving messages.

  1. Click a RocketMQ instance to go to the instance overview page.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Instance > Topics.
  3. Click Create Topic.
  4. Configure the topic name and other parameters by referring to Table 3.

    Table 3 Topic parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Topic Name

    Enter a topic name. Enter Topic01 here.

    Message Type

    Select the message type. Select Normal here.

    Description

    Additional information about the topic. Skip it.

  5. Click OK.

Step 4: Connect to a RocketMQ Instance to Produce and Consume Messages

  1. Go to the rocketmq-tutorial/bin directory on the ECS.

    cd rocketmq-tutorial/bin

  2. Produce normal messages by the following commands.

    The following is a command example:
    JAVA_OPT=-Dtls.enable=true sh mqadmin sendMessage -n "10.xxx.xxx.89:8100;10.xxx.xxx.144:8100" -t Topic01 -p "hello rocketmq"
    • 10.xxx.xxx.89:8100;10.xxx.xxx.144:8100: the connection address of the RocketMQ instance, that is, the connection address in 7.
    • Topic01: name of the topic created in 4 for the RocketMQ instance.
    • hello rocketmq: the produced message content, can be customized.

  3. Consume normal messages by the following commands.

    The following is a command example:
    JAVA_OPT=-Dtls.enable=true sh mqadmin consumeMessage -n "10.xxx.xxx.89:8100;10.xxx.xxx.144:8100" -t Topic01

    The content of BODY is the consumed message content.

    To stop consuming messages, press Ctrl+C to exit.

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