Workshop Splunk Fundamentals I and II

This course focuses on searching and reporting commands as well as on the creation of knowledge objects. Major topics include using transforming commands and visualizations, filtering and formatting results, correlating events, creating knowledge objects, using field aliases and calculated fields, creating tags and event types, using macros, creating workflow actions and data models, and normalizing data with the Common Interface Model (CIM).

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Course Objectives:

Module 1 - Introduction

• How to Use the eLearning Interface
• Overview of Buttercup Games Inc.

Module 2 - What is Splunk?

• Splunk components
• Installing Splunk
• Getting data into Splunk

Module 3 - Introduction to Splunk's User Interface

• Understand the uses of Splunk
• Define Splunk Apps
• Customizing your user settings
• Learn basic navigation in Splunk

Module 4 - Basic Searching

• Run basic searches
• Use autocomplete to help build a search
• Set the time range of a search
• Identify the contents of search results
• Refine searches
• Use the timeline
• Work with events
• Control a search job
• Save search results

Module 5 - Using Fields in Searches

• Understand fields
• Use fields in searches
• Use the fields sidebar

Module 6 - Search Language Fundamentals

• Review basic search commands and general search practices
• Examine the search pipeline
• Specify indexes in searches
• Use autocomplete and syntax highlighting

Use the following commands to perform searches:

• tables
• rename
• fields
• dedup
• sort

Module 7 - Using Basic Transforming Commands

• The top command
• The rare command
• The stats command

Module 8 - Creating Reports and Dashboards

• Save a search as a report
• Edit reports
• Create reports that include visualizations such as charts and
  tables
• Create a dashboard
• Add a report to a dashboard
• Edit a dashboard

Module 9 - Creating and Using Lookups

• Describe lookups 
• Create a lookup file and create a lookup definition
• Configure an automatic lookup

Module 10 - Creating Scheduled Reports and Alerts

• Describe scheduled reports
• Configure scheduled reports
• Describe alerts
• Create alerts
• View fired alerts

Module 11 - Using Pivot

• Describe Pivot
• Understand the relationship between data models and pivot
• Select a data model object
• Create a pivot report
• Create an instant pivot from a search
• Add a pivot report to a dashboard

Course Objectives

Module 1 - Introduction

• Overview of Buttercup Games Inc.
• Lab environment

Module 2 - Beyond Search Fundamentals

• Search fundamentals review
• Case sensitivity
• Using the job inspector to view search performance

Module 3 - Using Transforming Commands for Visualizations

• Explore data structure requirements
• Explore visualization types
• Create and format charts and timecharts

Module 4 - Using Mapping and Single Value Commands

• The iplocation command
• The geostats command
• The geom command
• The addtotals command

Module 5 - Filtering and Formatting Results

• The eval command
• Using the search and where commands to filter results
• The filnull command

Module 6 - Correlating Events

• Identify transactions
• Group events using fields
• Group events using fields and time
• Search with transactions
• Report on transactions
• Determine when to use transactions vs. stats

Module 7 - Introduction to Knowledge Objects

• Identify naming conventions
• Review permissions
• Manage knowledge objects

Module 8 - Creating and Managing Fields

• Perform regex field extractions using the Field Extractor
  (FX)
• Perform delimiter field extractions using the FX

Module 9 - Creating Field Aliases and Calculated Fields

• Describe, create, and use field aliases
• Describe, create and use calculated fields

Module 10 - Creating Tags and Event Types

• Create and use tags
• Describe event types and their uses
• Create an event type

Module 11 - Creating and Using Macros

• Describe macros
• Create and use a basic macro
• Define arguments and variables for a macro
• Add and use arguments with a macro

Module 12 - Creating and Using Workflow Actions

• Describe the function of GET, POST, and Search workflow
  actions
• Create a GET workflow action
• Create a POST workflow action
• Create a Search workflow action

Module 13 - Creating Data Models

• Describe the relationship between data models and pivot
• Identify data model attributes
• Create a data model
• Use a data model in pivot

Module 14 - Using the Common Information Model (CIM) Add-On

• Describe the Splunk CIM
• List the knowledge objects included with the Splunk CIM
  Add-On
• Use the CIM Add-On to normalize data