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Splunk Enterprise for Cisco Networks Training (SPLUNK) with Hands-on Labs

In this Splunk Enterprise for Cisco Networks Training (SPLUNK) course, you will learn how Splunk software scales to collect and index hundreds of terabytes of data per day, across multi-geography, multi-datacenter and cloud based infrastructures.

Using Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) Integrated Infrastructure for Big Data offers linear scalability along with operational simplification for single-rack and multiple-rack deployments. To facilitate faster and more predictable deployments. Cisco has published multiple reference architectures for Splunk software plus a comprehensive Cisco Validated Design that provides prescriptive, step-by-step guidance for deploying Splunk Enterprise on Cisco UCS

Duration: 2 days

 
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Audience / Target Group:

The target audience for this Splunk Enterprise for Cisco Networks Training (SPLUNK) course is defined here:

• Individuals interested in improving the results in the data center

Class Prerequisites:

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this Splunk Enterprise for Cisco Networks Training (SPLUNK) course are:

• Familiarity with Cisco products.

Objectives:

Upon completing this Splunk Enterprise for Cisco Networks Training (SPLUNK) course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

• How harnessing the power of your machine data enables you to make decisions based on facts, not intuition or best guesses
• Reduce the time you spend investigating incidents
• Find and fix problems faster by learning new technical skills for real world scenarios
• Get started with Splunk Enterprise, from installation and data onboarding to running search queries to creating simple reports and dashboards
• Accelerate time to value with turnkey Splunk integrations for dozens of Cisco products and platforms
• Ensure faster, more predictable Splunk deployments with a proven Cisco Validated Design and the latest Cisco UCS server

Splunk Enterprise for Cisco Networks Training (SPLUNK) – Course Outline:

1. Cisco Integrated Infrastructure for Big Data and Splunk

What is Cisco CPA (v4)
Architecture benefits for Splunk
Components of IIBD and relationship to Splunk architecture
Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure for Big Data with Splunk Enterprise
Splunk – Big Data Analytics:
Solution Overview
NFS Configurations for the Splunk Frozen Data Storage
NFS Client Configurations on the Indexers

2. Splunk – Start Searching

Introduce Splunk and the Search app
Run basic searches
Identify the contents of search results
Control a search job
Set the time range of a search
Use the output of a search to refine your search

3. Saving Results and Searches

Export search results
Save and share search results
Save searches
Schedule searches

4. Splunk – Fields, Tag, and Events

Understand fields
Use fields in searches
Use the fields sidebar
Understand tags
Create tags and use tags in a search
Describe event types and their uses
Create and use event types in a search

5. Splunk – Creating Alerts and Reports

Describe alerts
Create an alert
View fired alerts
Create reports and charts
Create dashboards and add reports
Create and edit dashboards

6. Introduction to Splunk Apps for Cisco

Cisco UCS Data In Splunk
Cisco Integrations with Splunk

7. UCS Director Express for Big Data

Splunk Deployment with UCSDE for Big Data
Splunk Management with UCSDE for Big Data
Creating a Splunk Cluster with UCSDE for Big Data

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