Splunk Power User

Splunk Fundamentals - 1

Must not have any other Splunk Certification. One passing entry per-person. Competition closes on Jan 31, 2018. In the event of a tie, the $4000 will be shared among the winners.

This course teaches you how to search and navigate in Splunk, use fields, get statistics from your data, create reports, dashboards, lookups, and alerts. Scenario-based examples and hands-on challenges will enable you to create robust searches, reports, and charts. It will also introduce you to Splunk's datasets features and Pivot interface.


Course Topics

• Introduction to Splunk's interface
• Basic searching
• Using fields in searches
• Search fundamentals
• Transforming commands
• Creating reports and dashboards
• Creating and using lookups
• Scheduled Reports
• Alerts
• Using Pivot

Course PrerequisitesNone

Class Format

Self-paced e-learning, requires HTML5 compatible browser.

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