Splunk Administration Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
Splunk is a complex system of multiple interoperating components, as such it offers a great deal of configuration options. Other Splunk administrative tasks include creating and managing alerts and planning server capacity. In this course, you will learn how to configure Splunk to meet your requirements. You'll also learn how to set up alerts, plan server capacity, and manage Splunk servers.
Target Audience
Personnel at all levels of an enterprise seeking to attain competency in Splunk
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
1.7
Lesson Objectives Splunk Administration
start the course
log into and identify Splunk Web Administration components
identify the default Splunk dashboards and customize the banner messages
add and manage users and roles in Splunk
work with Splunk configuration files
identify the order in which Splunk applies configuration directives and attributes
copy and edit the Splunk configuration files
access the Splunk command line interface or CLI
utilize the built-in help functions of the Splunk command line interface or CLI
administer the remote Splunk deployments using administrative commands
start and stop the Splunk service on multiple platforms, and configure Splunk to start at boot
change the default values in a Splunk installation and apply a license
bind Splunk to an IPv4 and/or IPv6 address
upgrade an existing Splunk instance on a Unix or Windows system
migrate indexes and data to a new server
identify the different types of alerts in Splunk
utilize throttling to limit the Splunk alerts and set alert permissions
construct per-result and rolling-window alerts in Splunk
create scheduled alerts in Splunk
edit and expand the functionality of a Splunk alert
configure Splunk to send an e-mail during an alert condition
configure the alternate alert modes in Splunk
construct triggered alerts
identify the data performance issues in Splunk
identify the other performance issues in Splunk
determine the Splunk storage requirements
scale a Splunk deployment to meet requirements
create users and roles in Splunk
Course Number: df_oifs_a03_it_enus
Expertise Level
Beginner