Module 1 - Getting Data Into Splunk
- Provide an overview of Splunk
- Describe the Splunk distributed model
- Describe data input types and metadata settings
- Configure initial input testing with Splunk Web
- Testing indexes with Input Staging
Module 2 - Configuration Files and Apps
- Identify Splunk configuration files and directories
- Describe index-time and search-time precedence
- Validate and update configuration files
- Explore Splunk apps and app installation
Module 3 - Configuring Forwarders
- Configure Universal Forwarders
- Configure Heavy Forwarders
Module 4 - Customizing Forwarders
- Configure intermediate forwarders
- Identify additional forwarder options
Module 5 - Managing Forwarders
- Describe Splunk Deployment Server (DS)
- Manage forwarders using deployment apps
- Configure deployment clients and client groups
- Monitor forwarder management activities
Module 6 - Monitor Inputs
- Create file and directory monitor inputs
- Use optional settings for monitor inputs
- Deploy a remote monitor input
Module 7 - Network Inputs
- Create network (TCP and UDP) inputs
- Describe optional settings for network inputs
Module 8 - Scripted Inputs
- Create a basic scripted input
Module 9 - Agentless Inputs
- Configure Splunk HTTP Event Collector (HEC) agentless input
- Describe Splunk App for Stream
Module 10 - Operating System Inputs
- Identify Linux-specific inputs
- Identify Windows-specific inputs
Module 11 - Fine-tuning Inputs
- Understand the default processing that occurs during input phase
- Configure input phase options, such as source type fine-tuning and character set encoding
Module 12 - Parsing Phase and Data Preview
- 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 13 - Manipulating Input Data
- Explore Splunk transformation methods
- Create rulesets with Ingest Actions
- Mask data with Ingest Actions rules
- Mask data with SEDCMD and TRANSFORMS
Module 14 - Routing Input Data
- Filter data with Ingest Action rules
- Route data with Ingest Action rules
- Route data with Transforms
- Override source type or host based upon event values
Module 15 - 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