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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

  • Overview of the Elastic Stack (ELK)

Elasticsearch

Foundations:

  • Purpose and Utility
  • Key Concepts: Documents, Indices, Shards, Nodes, Clusters, and Scaling Strategies (Up/Out)

Operations: Configuration & Deployment

  • Setting up Elasticsearch configurations
  • Deploying Elasticsearch instances
  • Practical Lab

Node Management: Discovery, Types, and Cluster Status

  • Distributed Architecture and Node Discovery
  • Roles: Master, Data, Client, and Tribe Nodes
  • Master Election Processes and Minimum Master Node Requirements
  • Understanding Cluster State
  • Shard Allocation Mechanisms

Data Protection: Snapshots and Restoration

  • Distinguishing High Availability from Backups
  • Managing Repositories, Snapshots, and Restore Operations
  • Internal Mechanics of Backup Systems

Production Monitoring

  • Implementing Effective Alerting Strategies
  • JVM Optimization and Management
  • Monitoring Query Performance
  • Managing Thread Pools
  • Troubleshooting and Problem Diagnosis

Best Practices for Production Operations

  • Memory Management
  • Network Configuration
  • Disk Performance and Management
  • Security Measures
  • Cluster Restart Procedures (Rolling and Full)

Logstash

  • Purpose and Utility
  • Configuration Management
  • Understanding Inputs, Filters, and Outputs
  • Installation and Setup
  • Backup and Recovery Procedures
  • Specifics of Cluster and Availability Management
  • Recommended Best Practices

Kibana

  • Purpose and Utility
  • Configuration and Settings
  • Utilizing Time Picker, Search, and Filter Tools
  • Interfacing with Discover, Visualizations, and Dashboards
  • Installation and Setup
  • Backup and Recovery Procedures
  • Specifics of Cluster and Availability Management
  • Recommended Best Practices

Filebeat

  • Log Management and Common Challenges
  • Filebeat Architectural Overview
  • Installation and Setup
  • Backup and Recovery Procedures
  • Specifics of Cluster and Availability Management
  • Recommended Best Practices

Wrap-up and Conclusion

Requirements

  • Experience in system administration
  • Proficiency with the Linux command line interface
  • No prior experience with Elasticsearch is necessary

Target Audience

  • System administrators

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