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Cherry-pick #9032 to 6.x: Version Information for kafka-output unclear #9143

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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions libbeat/docs/outputconfig.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ output.kafka:

NOTE: Events bigger than <<kafka-max_message_bytes,`max_message_bytes`>> will be dropped. To avoid this problem, make sure {beatname_uc} does not generate events bigger than <<kafka-max_message_bytes,`max_message_bytes`>>.

[[kafka-compatibility]]
==== Compatibility

This output works with all Kafka versions in between 0.11 and 2.0.0. Older versions
Expand All @@ -812,11 +813,13 @@ The cluster metadata contain the actual Kafka brokers events are published to.

===== `version`

Kafka version ${beatname_lc} is assumed to run against. Defaults to 1.0.0.
Kafka version {beatname_lc} is assumed to run against. Defaults to 1.0.0.

Event timestamps will be added, if version 0.10.0.0+ is enabled.

Valid values are all kafka releases in between `0.8.2.0` and `1.1.1`.
Valid values are all kafka releases in between `0.8.2.0` and `2.0.0`.

See <<kafka-compatibility>> for information on supported versions.

===== `username`

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