The Complete Splunk Essentials Course

Splunk Components, installation, Splunk Web, Splunk CLI, Configuration Files, Field Extractions, SPL

What you'll learn

Gain foundational knowledge of the Splunk platform.

Splunk as a Centralized Log Management platform.

Understand Splunk Instances, Components and Deployment Types.

Understand and install Splunk for different Operating Systems and Machine Types.

Learn how to use and administer Splunk through Web UI, CLI and Configuration Files.

Understand how to index and extract fields from data in Splunk.

Learn the basics of Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL).

Requirements

No prior knowledge of Splunk required.

Machine with internet connection.

Description

Hello and welcome to the Splunk Essentials Course. This course is focused on providing a clear understanding of the basic concepts. There is a connection between the different modules from introducing Splunk with a use case, to understanding the building blocks (Splunk instances and components), deployment, installation and the different ways to use and administer Splunk. The course also includes modules on how to ingest and extract fields from data as well as concepts of Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL). The course is divided into 9 modules with each module having 4-8 slides explaining concepts. Five modules have video demonstrations to enhance your understanding. Each module also contains a multiple choice quiz. The idea is to provide foundational knowledge to ease your Splunk journey. It provides you a platform to easily grow your experience and subsequently gain more knowledge through Splunk Certifications.Your instructor has 15 years of IT industry experience in roles that involve getting actionable insights from different data sources, holds 5 Splunk Certifications and has the ability to transform information into a form that is easy to consume, and provide more clarity. This course is based off ~8 years of direct experience with Splunk, combined with Certifications. The material is organized to demystify Splunk, encourage, and get you going with this very useful centralized log management platform.Beginners and students with some knowledge and experience with Splunk Web will find this course very useful. If your day to day job is not to directly use or administer Splunk, but you're interested in understanding the basic Components and features, this course is helpful as it doesn't dive straight into demonstrations without answering the "whys".Good Luck in your Splunk Journey!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome and Introduction

Lecture 2 About Splunk Essentials Course

Section 2: Module 1: Centralized Log Management

Lecture 3 Module Intro

Lecture 4 Use Case - Data from IT Hosts

Lecture 5 Issues with Data Decentralization

Lecture 6 Define Centralized Log Management

Lecture 7 What is Splunk?

Lecture 8 Module Summary

Section 3: Module 2: Splunk Instances and Components

Lecture 9 Module Intro

Lecture 10 Define Splunk Instances and Components

Lecture 11 Splunk Components - Forwarders

Lecture 12 Splunk Components - Indexers

Lecture 13 Splunk Components - Search Heads

Lecture 14 Splunk Components - Deployment Server

Lecture 15 Splunk Components - License Manager

Lecture 16 Single Instance vs Distributed Deployment

Lecture 17 Splunk Data Pipeline

Lecture 18 Module Summary

Section 4: Module 3: Splunk Deployment

Lecture 19 Module Intro

Lecture 20 How to determine Deployment Type

Lecture 21 Departmental (Single-Instance) Deployment

Lecture 22 Small Enterprise Deployment

Lecture 23 Medium to Large Enterprise Deployment

Lecture 24 Deployment Architectures

Lecture 25 Module Summary

Section 5: Module 4: Splunk Installation

Lecture 26 Module Intro

Lecture 27 Splunk Enterprise Installation Requirements

Lecture 28 Download Splunk Enterprise

Lecture 29 Install Splunk Enterprise on Windows

Lecture 30 Install Splunk Enterprise on Linux

Lecture 31 Install Splunk Enterprise on Mac OS

Lecture 32 Post Installation Steps - Windows/Linux/MacOS

Lecture 33 Module Demo1 - Splunk Enterprise Installation on Windows

Lecture 34 Module Demo2 - Splunk Enterprise Installation on Linux

Lecture 35 Module Demo3 - Splunk Enterprise Installation on Mac OS

Lecture 36 Module Summary

Section 6: Module 5: Splunk Web User Interface (UI)

Lecture 37 Module Intro

Lecture 38 What is Splunk Web UI?

Lecture 39 Overview of Splunk Apps

Lecture 40 Home App

Lecture 41 Search & Reporting App

Lecture 42 Users and Roles

Lecture 43 Module Demo1 - Home App

Lecture 44 Module Demo2 - Search & Reporting App

Lecture 45 Module Demo3 - Users and Roles

Lecture 46 Module Summary

Section 7: Module 6: Splunk CLI and Configuration Files

Lecture 47 Module Intro

Lecture 48 Ways to use and administer Splunk

Lecture 49 Splunk Command Line Interface (CLI)

Lecture 50 Overview of Splunk Configuration Files

Lecture 51 Module Demo - Splunk CLI and Configuration Files

Lecture 52 Module Summary

Section 8: Module 7: Splunk Field Extractions

Lecture 53 Module Intro

Lecture 54 Why Extract Fields from Data

Lecture 55 Structured vs Unstructured Data

Lecture 56 Index-time Field Extractions

Lecture 57 Search-time Field Extractions

Lecture 58 Field Extractions Workflow

Lecture 59 Module Demo - Splunk Field Extractions

Lecture 60 Module Summary

Section 9: Module 8: Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL)

Lecture 61 Module Intro

Lecture 62 What is Splunk SPL?

Lecture 63 Components of Splunk SPL

Lecture 64 Splunk SPL Syntax and Command Types

Lecture 65 Splunk Streaming Commands

Lecture 66 Splunk Transforming Commands

Lecture 67 Other Command Types

Lecture 68 Module Demo - Splunk SPL

Lecture 69 Module Summary

Section 10: Module 9: Guidance on Splunk Certifications

Lecture 70 Splunk User Certifications

Lecture 71 Splunk Admin Certifications

Lecture 72 Splunk Architect and Consultant Certifications

Lecture 73 Splunk Developer and Enhanced Solutions

Section 11: Next Steps and Resources

Lecture 74 Next Steps and Resources

Anyone with no knowledge or experience with Splunk.,Have some basic knowledge and experience with Splunk Web.,Need foundational knowledge of Splunk components and features.,Planning to take Splunk Certifications.