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Introduction

  • Overview of the Elastic Stack (ELK)

Elasticsearch

Overview:

  • Concepts and Rationale
  • Key Terminology: Documents, Index, Shards, Node, Cluster, Scaling Up/Out

Operations: Configuration & Deployment

  • Configuring Elasticsearch
  • Deploying Elasticsearch
  • Lab Session

Nodes: Discovery, Types, and Cluster State

  • Distributed Model and Discovery Mechanisms
  • Master, Data, Client, and Tribe Nodes
  • Master Election and Minimum Master Nodes Requirements
  • Cluster State Management
  • Shard Allocation Strategies

Backup: Snapshot and Restore

  • High Availability vs. Backup Strategies
  • Repository, Snapshot, and Restore Procedures
  • Underlying Mechanics

Production Monitoring

  • Best Practices for Alerting
  • JVM Management
  • Query Performance Optimization
  • Thread Pool Configuration
  • Troubleshooting and Diagnosis

Production Operational Best Practices

  • Memory Management
  • Networking
  • Disk Management
  • Security
  • Cluster Restart Procedures (Rolling and Full)

Logstash

  • Concepts and Rationale
  • Configuration
  • Inputs, Filters, and Outputs
  • Installation and Configuration
  • Backup and Restore
  • Cluster and Availability Considerations
  • Best Practices

Kibana

  • Concepts and Rationale
  • Configuration Settings
  • Time Picker, Search, and Filters
  • Kibana Interfaces: Discover, Visualization, and Dashboards
  • Installation and Configuration
  • Backup and Restore
  • Cluster and Availability Considerations
  • Best Practices

Filebeat

  • Logs and Problem Identification
  • Filebeat Architecture
  • Installation and Configuration
  • Backup and Restore
  • Cluster and Availability Considerations
  • Best Practices

Summary and Conclusion

Requirements

  • Experience in system administration
  • Familiarity with the Linux command line
  • No prior experience with Elasticsearch is necessary

Target Audience

  • System administrators
 14 Hours

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