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Duration 28 hours
Course Outline
Introduction and Infrastructure Profiling
- Overview of Splunk components and architecture
- Setting up the Splunk environment
- Profiling infrastructure requirements and allocating resources
- Basic deployment types (single instance vs. distributed environment)
- Initial setup and basic infrastructure configuration
Managing and Optimizing Splunk Architecture
- Best practices for indexing and data storage
- Understanding the roles of forwarders, indexers, and search heads
- Strategies for load balancing and data distribution
- Performance tuning and scaling of Splunk
- Configuring indexers and forwarders in a distributed setup
Data Administration and Inputs Management
- Managing and configuring data inputs from various sources
- Understanding parsing, event breaking, and line merging
- Configuring sourcetypes and data normalization
- Using transforms and props for data modification
- Setting up data inputs and configuring props/transforms
Advanced Troubleshooting Techniques
- Monitoring Splunk performance and identifying bottlenecks
- Common Splunk errors and resolution strategies
- Troubleshooting advanced search head and indexer clustering
- Utilizing log monitoring and diagnostic tools
- Practical troubleshooting scenarios and log analysis
Leveraging Splunk’s Full Potential
- Advanced search commands and SPL optimization
- Building dashboards, alerts, and reports for strategic analysis
- Integrating third-party data and advanced data visualization
- Security and user management within Splunk
- Creating an end-to-end monitoring dashboard and configuring automated alerts
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- A foundational grasp of IT infrastructure and systems
- Proficiency with log files and various data formats
Target Audience
- IT administrators
- Infrastructure engineers
- Data analysts
Testimonials (2)
he was well prepared - and he is very sympathetic
Oliver - Post CH AG
Course - Splunk Fundamentals
lots of pratical exercises
