Create a MirrorMaker2 Heartbeat Source Connector

You can use a MirrorMaker2 Heartbeat Source connector to generate heartbeat messages to a local cluster's heartbeat topic.

There are no prerequisites or limitations associated with this connector.

Create a MirrorMaker2 Heartbeat Source connector

To create the MirrorMaker2 Heartbeat Source connector:

1. In Redpanda Cloud, click Connectors in the navigation menu, and then click Create Connector.

2. Select Import from Heartbeat.

3. On the Create Connector page, specify the following required connector configuration options:

   Property	Description
   Emit heartbeats interval seconds	Frequency of heartbeats. The default is 1.
   Connector name	Globally-unique name to use for this connector.

4. Click Next. Review the connector properties specified, then click Create.

Advanced MirrorMaker2 Heartbeat Source connector configuration

In most instances, the preceding basic configuration properties are sufficient. If you require additional property settings, then specify any of the following optional advanced connector configuration properties by selecting Show advanced options on the Create Connector page:

Property	Description
Source cluster alias	Used to generate the heartbeat topic key. The default is source.
Target cluster alias	Used to generate the heartbeat topic key. The default is target.
Heartbeats topic replication factor	Replication factor for heartbeats topic. The default is -1.

Test the connection

After the connector is created, check to ensure that:

• There are no errors in logs and in Redpanda Console.
• Check to confirm the heartbeat topic has heartbeat messages.