diff --git a/weed/messaging/msgclient/config.go b/weed/messaging/msgclient/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b9eba1a8
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+++ b/weed/messaging/msgclient/config.go
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+package msgclient
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/messaging/broker"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/messaging_pb"
+)
+
+func (mc *MessagingClient) configureTopic(tp broker.TopicPartition) error {
+
+	return mc.withAnyBroker(func(client messaging_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+		_, err := client.ConfigureTopic(context.Background(),
+			&messaging_pb.ConfigureTopicRequest{
+				Namespace: tp.Namespace,
+				Topic:     tp.Topic,
+				Configuration: &messaging_pb.TopicConfiguration{
+					PartitionCount: 0,
+					Collection:     "",
+					Replication:    "",
+					IsTransient:    false,
+					Partitoning:    0,
+				},
+			})
+		return err
+	})
+
+}
+
+func (mc *MessagingClient) DeleteTopic(namespace, topic string) error {
+
+	return mc.withAnyBroker(func(client messaging_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+		_, err := client.DeleteTopic(context.Background(),
+			&messaging_pb.DeleteTopicRequest{
+				Namespace: namespace,
+				Topic:     topic,
+			})
+		return err
+	})
+}
+
+func (mc *MessagingClient) withAnyBroker(fn func(client messaging_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error) error {
+
+	var lastErr error
+	for _, broker := range mc.bootstrapBrokers {
+		grpcConnection, err := pb.GrpcDial(context.Background(), broker, mc.grpcDialOption)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("dial broker %s: %v", broker, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		defer grpcConnection.Close()
+
+		err = fn(messaging_pb.NewSeaweedMessagingClient(grpcConnection))
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		lastErr = err
+	}
+
+	return lastErr
+}