Splunk Enterprise 9.0 Cluster Administration
This 3-virtual day course is for an experienced Splunk Enterprise administrator who is new to Splunk Clusters. The course provides the fundamental knowledge of deploying and managing Splunk Enterprise in a clustered environment. It covers installation, configuration, management, and monitoring of Splunk clusters. While Splunk Clusters are supported in Windows environments, the class lab environment is running Linux instances only.
Description
- Large-scale Splunk Deployment Overview
- Single-site Indexer Cluster
- Indexer Cluster Management and Administration
- Forwarder Configuration
- Search Head Cluster
- Search Head Cluster Management and Administration
- KV Store Collection and Lookup Management
- SmartStore Implementation Overview
Cancellation Policy
Requests for cancellations or rescheduling of live instructor-led training must be received at least 5 business days prior to the start of class for a full refund. You agree to pay the full list price for each registered course (irrespective of the amount paid) for failing to cancel at least five working days prior to the course start date and/or failing to attend the complete course (all days).
Duration
13.5 Hours
Objectives
Module 1 – Splunk Troubleshooting Methods and Tools
- Deployment Design Factors
- How Splunk Enterprise can scale
- Splunk License Master
- Splunk 9.0 Security
Module 2 – Single-site Indexer Cluster
- How Splunk Single-Site Indexer Clusters Work
- Indexer Cluster Components and Terms
- Splunk single-site Indexer Cluster Configuration
- Splunk Indexer Cluster Log Channels
Module 3 – Multisite Indexer Cluster
- How Splunk Multisite Indexer Clusters Work
- Multisite Indexer Cluster Terms
- Multisite Indexer Cluster Configuration
- Optional Multisite Indexer Cluster Configurations
Module 4 – Indexer Cluster Management and Administration
- Peer Offline and Decommission
- Master App Bundles
- Indexer Cluster Storage Utilization Options
- Site Mapping
- Monitoring Console for Indexer Cluster Environment
- Cluster Manager Redundancy
Module 5 – Forwarder Management
- Indexer Discovery
- Optional Indexer Discovery Configurations
- Volume-Based Forwarder Load Balancing
Module 6 – Search Head Cluster
- Search Head Cluster Architecture
- Search Head Cluster Configuration
- Captaincy Identification and Cluster Status
- Search Head Cluster Settings
Module 7 – Search Head Cluster Management
- Search Head Cluster Deployer
- Captaincy Transfer
- Search Head Member Addition and Decommissioning
- Monitoring Console for Search Head Cluster
Module 8 – KV Store Collection and Lookup Management
- KV Store Collection in Splunk Clusters
- KV Store Monitoring with Monitoring Console
Module 9 – Introduction to Smart Store
- SmartStore Deployment Use Cases
- SmartStore Architecture Overview
- Enable SmartStore in Indexer Cluster
- Monitor SmartStore Status
Prerequisites
To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following courses:
- Splunk Fundamentals 1
- Splunk Fundamentals 2
OR the following single-subject courses:
- What Is Splunk?
- Intro to Splunk
- Using Fields
- Scheduling Reports and Alerts
- Visualizations
- Leveraging Lookups and Subsearches
- Search Under the Hood
- Introduction to Knowledge Objects
- Creating Knowledge Objects
- Enriching Data with Lookups
- Data Models
- Introduction to Dashboards
Students should also have completed the following courses:
- Splunk System Administration
- Splunk Data Administration
- Troubleshooting Splunk Enterprise
How is this training usually structured?
Online training is typically structured in 3,4, or 4.5 hour long half-day sessions or 6-hour full-day sessions with an hour-long break for lunch
What happens when I register?
Once you register, we will send you a confirmation email that includes the information you will need to attend this training.
What is the price of this training?
This training is priced at $ 1500.00 USD per participant.
We accept payments by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover Card) or Training Credits. Note that ILT courses must start before the training credit expiration date. If you would like to pay by purchase order, please contact your account team for a quote.
What language is this class taught in?
This class is taught in English.
Where is the training taking place?
This training is taking place in AMER Eastern Time - Virtual.
Who is providing this training?
This class is being delivered by a Splunk ALP - ClearShark Services, Inc.