Working with Time

Splunk Training Provider Authorised Learning Partner Australia

The Splunk Education single-subject course module, Working with Time is for power users who want to become experts at using time in searches.

Topics will focus on searching and formatting time in addition to using time commands and working with time zones.

Splunk Credit Value : 50

Duration : 3 hours
Time : 9:00 am - 12:00 pm AEST

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Working with Time - Splunk Education Single Subject Course Training

The instructor was very responsive to questions and queries both private and Communal.. Final module collaborative lab walkthrough on screen was particularly helpful.

Participant, Splunk Fundamentals 2

Working with Time - Course Topics

Searching with Time
Formatting Time
Comparing Index Time versus Search Time
Using Time Commands
Working with Time Zones

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:

How Splunk works
Creating Search queries
The eval command

Course Module Mapping

Working with Time - Audience

Search Experts and Knowledge Managers

Working with Time - Course Objectives

Topic 1 – Searching with Time

Understand the_time field and timestamps
View and interact with the event Timeline
Use the earliest and latest time modifiers
Use the bin command with the _time field

Topic 2 – Formatting Time

Use various date and time eval functions to format time

Topic 3 - Using Time Commands

Use the timechart command
Use the timewrap command

Topic 4 – Working with Time Zones

Understand how time and timezones are represented in your data
Determine the time zone of your server
Use strftime to correct timezones in results

Splunk Course Schedules and Timezones

Splunk Course are delivered live and in English and provide access to customers spanning multiple timezones.

Dates and times displayed for each course are relative to Australian Eastern Time (AET).

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;

UTC+10 including Australia (East Coast)
UCT+11/+12 including New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
UTC-8 including USA (West Coast), Canada (West Coast)
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;

UTC+10 including Australia (East Coast)
UCT+11/+12 including New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
UTC-8 including USA (West Coast), Canada (West Coast)
UTC-7 including USA (Mid West)