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Introduction

  • Overview of the Elastic Stack (ELK)

Elasticsearch

Overview:

  • Core concepts and rationale
  • Key terminology: Documents, Index, Shards, Node, Cluster, Scale Up/Out

Operation: Configuration & Deployment

  • Configuring Elasticsearch
  • Deploying Elasticsearch
  • Practical Lab

Nodes: Discovery, Types, and Cluster State

  • Distributed models and node discovery
  • Master, Data, Client, and Tribe Nodes
  • Master election and minimum master node requirements
  • Cluster state management
  • Shard allocation strategies

Backup: Snapshot and Restore

  • Distinction between High Availability and Backup
  • Repositories, Snapshots, and Restoration procedures
  • Internal mechanics

Production Monitoring

  • Best practices for alerting
  • JVM management
  • Query performance optimization
  • Thread pool monitoring
  • Problem diagnosis techniques

Production Operational Best Practices

  • Memory management
  • Network configuration
  • Disk usage and management
  • Security protocols
  • Cluster restart procedures (Rolling and Full)

Logstash

  • Purpose and utility
  • Configuration details
  • Inputs, Filters, and Outputs
  • Installation and setup
  • Backup and restoration
  • Considerations for cluster and availability
  • Recommended best practices

Kibana

  • Purpose and utility
  • Configuration settings
  • Time Picker, Search, and Filtering tools
  • Discover, Visualization, and Dashboard interfaces
  • Installation and setup
  • Backup and restoration
  • Considerations for cluster and availability
  • Recommended best practices

Filebeat

  • Log management and common issues
  • Filebeat architecture
  • Installation and configuration
  • Backup and restoration
  • Considerations for cluster and availability
  • Recommended best practices

Summary and Conclusion

Requirements

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

Target Audience

  • System administrators
 14 Hours

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