Course Outline

Introduction

  • Elastic Stack Overview (ELK)

Elasticsearch

Overview:

  • Purpose and Benefits
  • Key Terms: Documents, Index, Shards, Node, Cluster, Scaling Up/Out

Operate: Configuring & Deploying

  • Configuring Elasticsearch for government
  • Deploying Elasticsearch for government
  • Laboratory Exercise

Node: Discovery, Types, and Cluster State

  • Distributed Model and Node Discovery
  • Master, Data, Client, and Tribe Nodes
  • Master Election Process and Minimum Master Nodes Requirement
  • Cluster State Management
  • Shard Allocation Strategies

Backup: Snapshot and Restore

  • Differentiating High Availability from Backup
  • Repository, Snapshot, and Restore Procedures
  • Technical Internals of the Process

Production Monitoring

  • Best Practices for Alerting in Government Settings
  • JVM Configuration and Optimization
  • Query Performance Tuning
  • Thread Pool Management
  • Diagnosing and Resolving Issues

Production Operational Best Practices

  • Memory Management
  • Networking Considerations
  • Disk Configuration and Performance
  • Security Measures for Government Data
  • Cluster Restart Strategies (Rolling and Full)

Logstash

  • Purpose and Benefits
  • Configuration Settings
  • Inputs, Filters, and Outputs
  • Installation and Configuration for Government Use
  • Backup and Restore Procedures
  • Cluster and Availability Considerations
  • Best Practices for Government Operations

Kibana

  • Purpose and Benefits
  • Configuration Settings
  • Time Picker, Search, and Filters
  • Kibana Discover, Visualization, and Dashboard Interfaces
  • Installation and Configuration for Government Use
  • Backup and Restore Procedures
  • Cluster and Availability Considerations
  • Best Practices for Government Operations

Filebeat

  • Log Management and Common Issues
  • Filebeat Architecture
  • Installation and Configuration for Government Use
  • Backup and Restore Procedures
  • Cluster and Availability Considerations
  • Best Practices for Government Operations

Summary and Conclusion

Requirements

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

Audience

  • System administrators responsible for government IT infrastructure
 14 Hours

Number of participants


Price per participant

Runs with a minimum of 4 + people. For 1-to-1 or private group training, request a quote.

Testimonials (2)

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Martin Gobschiba - A1 Telekom Austria AG
Course - ELK: Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana for Administrators

I enjoyed the exercices gives a good insight.

Andreas Kukacka
Course - ELK: Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana for Administrators

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