Splunk Fundamentals 2 - Legacy Course Information
The Splunk Fundamentals 2 course focuses on searching and reporting commands as well as on the creation of knowledge objects.
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Major topics include using transforming commands and visualizations, filtering and formatting results, correlating events, creating knowledge objects, using field aliases and calculated fields, creating tags and event types, using macros, creating workflow actions and data models, and normalizing data with the Common Interface Model (CIM).​
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This Fundamentals 2 Splunk Courses have been replaced by shorter Splunk single-subject course modules, this page have been retained to assist customers.
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Splunk Fundamentals 2 - Course Topics
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Transforming commands and visualisation
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Filtering and formatting results
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Correlating events
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Knowledge objects
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Fields(Field aliases, field extractions, calculated fields)
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Tags and event types
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Macros
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Workflow actions
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Data models
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Splunk Common Information Model (CIM)
Class Format
Instructor-led lecture with labs. Delivered via virtual classroom or at your site
Course Prerequisites
Splunk Fundamentals 1
or the following single subject courses
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What is Splunk
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Intro to Splunk
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Using Fields
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Scheduling Reports & Alerts
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Visualisations
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Intro to Knowledge Objects
Related Certifications
Splunk Fundamentals 2 - Audience
Anyone whose role requires them to view or run reports within Splunk. Previous attendees have had various roles within their organisations such as Consultants, IT Operations/Security, Business Intelligence/Business Analysts and Marketing Professionals, Solution Architects and Application Developers.
After completing Splunk Fundamentals 2 course you will be able to
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Create searches using the Splunk Search Processing Language
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Use many common search commands to create statistics, evaluate data, sort, rename and add totals
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Create tables and charts using your newfound search commands
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Customise charts by adding filters to show only certain data, create stacked charts and charts based on time
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Perform calculations on your event data, use conditional expressions
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Correlate data using transactions
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Learn to create valuable knowledge objects which you can reuse time and time again
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Extract fields at search time with Splunk’s interactive field extractor tool
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Create macro’s and pass arguments into your search
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Utilise workflow actions which enable you to launch and interact with external resources
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Create powerful data models which can be used to run the Pivot tool
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Add value to your event data using lookups
Splunk Fundamentals 2 - Course Objectives
Module 1 – Introduction
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Overview of Buttercup Games Inc.
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Lab environment
Module 2 – Beyond Search Fundamentals
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Search fundamentals review
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Case sensitivity
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Using the job inspector to view search performance
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Audience
Module 3 - Using Transforming Commands for Visualisations
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Explore data structure requirements
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Explore visualization types
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Create and format charts and timecharts
Module 4 - Using Mapping and Single Value Commands
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The iplocation command
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The geostats command
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The geom command
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The addtotals command
Module 5 - Filtering and Formatting Results
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The eval command
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Using the search and where commands to filter results
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The filnull command
Module 6 – Correlating Events
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Identify transactions
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Group events using fields
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Group events using fields and time
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Search with transactions
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Report on transactions
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Determine when to use transactions vs. stats
Module 7 – Introduction to Knowledge Objects
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Identify naming conventions
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Review permissions
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Manage knowledge objects
Module 8 – Creating and Managing Fields
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Perform regex field extractions using the Field Extractor (FX)
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Perform delimiter field extractions using the FX
Module 9 – Creating Field Aliases and Calculated Fields
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Describe, create, and use field aliases
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Describe, create and use calculated fields
Module 10 – Creating Tags and Event Types
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Create and use tags
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Describe event types and their uses
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Create an event type
Module 11 – Creating and Using Macros
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Describe macros
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Create and use a basic macro
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Define arguments and variables for a macro
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Add and use arguments with a macro
Module 12 – Creating and Using Workflow Actions
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Describe the function of GET, POST, and Search workflow actions
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Create a GET workflow action
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Create a POST workflow action
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Create a Search workflow action
Module 13 – Creating Data Models
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Describe the relationship between data models and pivot
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Identify data model attributes
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Create a data model
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Use a data model in pivot
Module 14 – Using the Common Information Model (CIM) Add-On
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Describe the Splunk CIM
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List the knowledge objects included with the Splunk CIM Add-On
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Use the CIM Add-On to normalize data