The following diagram depicts the architecture of Apache Flume:
Let's take a closer look at the components of the Apache Flume architecture:
- Event: An event is a byte payload with optional string headers. It represents the unit of data that Flume can carry from its source to destination.
- Flow: The transport of events from source to destination is considered a data flow, or just flow.
- Agent: It is an independent process that hosts the components of Flume, such as sources, channels, and sinks. It thus has the ability to receive, store, and forward events to its next-hop destination.
- Source: The source is an interface ...
