This course　is designed for system administrators and administrators who are responsible :

    for managing the Splunk Enterprise environment. The course provides the fundamental

knowledge of Splunk license manager, indexers and search heads. It covers configuration,

management, and monitoring core Splunk Enterprise components.

    for getting data into Splunk Indexers. The course provides the fundamental knowledge of Splunk forwarders and methods to get remote data into Splunk indexers. It covers installation, configuration, management, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Splunk forwarders and Splunk Deployment Server components.

ONLY for customers with Splunk on-prem

To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following courses :

Splunk Power User Fast Start

Or the following single-subject courses:

What is Splunk?

Intro to Splunk

Using Fields

Introduction to Knowledge Objects

Creating Knowledge Objects

Creating Field Extractions

Splunk Enterprise System Administration

Module 1 -　　Splunk Server Deployment

    Provide an overview of Splunk

    Identify Splunk Enterprise components

Identify the types of Splunk deployments

List the steps to install Splunk

Use Splunk CLI commands

Module 2 -　　Splunk Server Monitoring

Enable the Monitoring Console (MC)

Identify Splunk license types

Describe license violations

Add and remove licenses

Use Splunk Diag

Module 3 -　　Splunk Apps

Describe Splunk apps and add-ons

Install an app on a Splunk instance

Manage app accessibility and permissions

Module 4 - Splunk Configuration Files

Describe Splunk configuration directory structure

Understand configuration layering process

Use btool to examine configuration settings

Module 5 - Splunk Indexes

Learn how Splunk indexes function

Identify the types of index buckets

Add and work with indexes

Overview of metrics index

Module 6 -　Splunk Index Management

Review Splunk Index Management basics

Identify data retention recommendations

Identify backup recommendations

Move and delete index data

Describe the use of the Fishbucket

Restore a frozen bucket

Module 7 -　Splunk User Management

Add Splunk users using native authentication

Describe user roles in Splunk

Create a custom role

Manage users in Splunk

Module 8 -　Configuring Basic Forwarding

    Identify forwarder configuration steps

    Configure a Universal Forwarder

    Understand the Deployment Server

Module 9 -　Distributed Search

Describe how distributed search works

Define the roles of the search head and search peers

Splunk Enterprise Data Administration

Module 1 -Introduction to Data Administration

Provide an overview of Splunk

Describe the four phases of the distributed model

Describe data input types and metadata settings

Configure initial input testing with Splunk Web

Testing Indexes with Input Staging

Module 2 - Getting Data In - Staging

Identify Splunk configuration files and directories

Describe index-time and search-time precedence

Validate and update configuration files

Module 3 - Configuring Forwarders

Identify the role of production indexers and forwarders

Understand and configure Universal Forwarders

Understand and configure Heavy Forwarders

Understand and configure intermediate forwarders

Identify additional forwarder options

Module 4 - Forwarder Management

Describe Splunk Deployment Server (DS)

Manage forwarders using deployment apps

Configure deployment clients and client groups

Monitor forwarder management activities

Module 5 - Monitor Inputs

Create file and directory monitor inputs

Use optional settings for monitor inputs

Deploy a remote monitor input

Module 6 - Network and Scripted Inputs

Create network (TCP and UDP) inputs

Describe optional settings for network inputs

Module 7 - Agentless Inputs

    Create a basic scripted input

Module 8 - Fine Tuning Inputs

Configure Splunk HTTP Event Collector (HEC) agentless input

Describe Splunk App for Stream

Module 9 - Parsing Phase and Data

Identify Linux-specific inputs

Identify Windows-specific inputs

Module 10 - Manipulating Raw Data

Understand the default processing that occurs during input phase

Configure input phase options, such as source type fine-tuning and character set encoding

Module 11 - Supporting Knowledge Objects

Understand the default processing that occurs during parsing

Optimize and configure event line breaking

Explain how timestamps and time zones are extracted or assigned to events

Use Data Preview to validate event creation during parsing phase

Module 12 - Creating a Diag

Explain how data transformations are defined and invoked

Use transformations with props.conf and transforms.conf to:

    Mask or delete raw data as it is being indexed

    Override sourcetype or host based upon event values

    Route events to specific indexes based on event content

    Prevent unwanted events from being indexed

Use SEDCMD to modify raw data

Module 13 - Supporting Knowledge Objects

Define default and custom search time field extractions

Identify the pros and cons of indexed time field extractions

Configure indexed field extractions

Describe default search time extractions
Manage orphaned knowledge objects

Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin (Prereq for this cert is the: Splunk Core Certified Power User)

NOTE: Make sure to complete a module within a 4 hour time range, do not start a module one day and then end the next day)

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