Search Optimisation
The Splunk Education single-subject course module, Search Optimisation is for power users who want to improve search performance.
Topics will cover how search modes affect performance, how to create an efficient basic search, how to accelerate reports and data models, and how to use the tstats command to quickly query data.
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Splunk Credit Value : 50
Duration : 3 hours
Time : 9:00 am - 12:00 pm AEST
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Search Optimisation - Course Topics
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Optimizing Search
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Report Acceleration
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Data Model Acceleration
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Using the tstats Command
Class Format
Instructor-led lecture with labs. Delivered via virtual classroom or at your site
Course Prerequisites
To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following:
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How Splunk works
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Creating Search queries
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Creating reports and data models
Search Optimisation - Audience
Knowledge Manager learning path
Search Optimisation - Course Objectives
Topic 1 – Optimising Search
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Understand how search modes affect performance
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Examine the role of the Splunk Search Scheduler
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Review general search practices
Topic 2 – Report Acceleration
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Define acceleration and acceleration types
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Understand report acceleration and create an accelerated report
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Reveal when and how report acceleration summaries are created
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Search against acceleration summaries
Topic 3 – Data Model Acceleration
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Understand data model acceleration
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Accelerate a data model
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Use the datamodel command to search data models
Topic 4 – Using the tstats Command
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Explore the tstats command
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Search acceleration summaries with tstats
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Search data models with tstats
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Compare tstats and stats
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Splunk Course Schedules and Timezones
Splunk Course are delivered live and in English and provide access to customers spanning multiple timezones.
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Dates and times displayed for each course are relative to Australian Eastern Time (AET).
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AM Marked Splunk Courses
AM marked courses start at AET 9:00am and finish at AET 1:30pm and are optimal for customers in the following countries and areas;
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UTC+10 including Australia (East Coast)
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UCT+11/+12 including New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
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UTC-8 including USA (West Coast), Canada (West Coast)
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UTC-7 including USA (Mid West)
PM Marked Splunk Courses
PM marked courses usually starts at AEDT 12:00pm or AEST 11:00 am and are optimal for customers in the following countries and areas;
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UTC+10 including Australia (East Coast)
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UCT+11/+12 including New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
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UTC-8 including USA (West Coast), Canada (West Coast)
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UTC-7 including USA (Mid West)
