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Splunk Fundamentals 3 - Legacy Course Information

The Splunk Fundamentals 3 course focuses on additional search commands as well as advanced use of knowledge objects.

Major topics include advanced statistics and eval commands, advanced lookup topics, advanced alert actions, using regex and erex to extract fields, using spath to work with self-referencing data, creating nested macros and macros with event types, and accelerating reports and data models.

This Fundamentals 3 Splunk Courses have been replaced by shorter Splunk single-subject course modules, this page have been retained to assist customers.

To see which courses have replaced Splunk Fundamentals 3 and book the equivalent course click here Single-subject to Multi-subject course mapping.

Alternatively contact one of our Training Consultants on 1300 245 802 or email sales@ingeniq.com.au

Splunk Fundamentals 3 - Legacy Course Information

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Splunk Fundamentals 3 - Course Topics

Advanced Statistical Commands
Advanced eval Commands
Advanced Lookups
Alert Actions
Advanced Field Creation and Management
Working with self-Describing Data and Files
Advanced Macros
Using Acceleration Options

Class Format

Instructor-led lecture with labs. Delivered via virtual classroom or at your site

Course Prerequisites

Splunk Fundamentals 1

Splunk Fundamentals 2

Related Certifications

Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User

Splunk Core Certified Consultant

Splunk Fundamentals 3 - Audience

Anyone whose role requires them to create complex search queries, advanced data models and reports with Splunk who have limited exposure to regular expressions. Previous attendees have included Consultants, IT Administrators and Business Intelligence/Business Analysts.

After completing Splunk Fundamentals
3 course you will be able to

Learn about and use KV store collections and scripted lookups in search and alerts.
Inline extractions best practices using regex
Working with structured data sources eg JSON and XML and table formatted events.
Learn how and when to use report acceleration and summary indexing
Learn how to seriously improve performance using tstats and data model acceleration.

Splunk Fundamentals 3 - Course Objectives

Module 1: Exploring Statistical Commands

Performing statistical analysis with functions of the stat command
Using fieldsummary
Using appendpipe
Using eventstats
Using streamstats

Module 2: Exploring eval Command Functions

Using conversion functions
Using data and time functions
Using string functions
Using comparison and conditional functions
Using informational functions
Using statistical functions
Using mathematical functions
Using cryptographic functions

Module 3: Exploring Lookups

Including and excluding events based on lookup values
Using KV Store lookups
Using external lookups
Using geospatial lookups
Using database lookups
Understanding best practices for lookups

Module 4: Exploring Alerts

Referencing lookups in alerts
Outputting alert results to a lookup
Logging and indexing searchable alert events
Using a webhook alert action

Module 5: Advanced Field Creation and Management

Using regex
Using the erex command
Using the rex command
Identifying regex best practices

Module 6: Working with Self-Describing Data and Files

Using the spath command
Using the eval command with the spath function
Extracting fields from table-formatted events with multikv

Module 7: Advanced Search Macros

Using nested search Macros
Previewing search macros before executing
Using Tags and event types in search macros

Module 8: Using Acceleration Options: Reports and Summary Indexing

Using report acceleration
Using Summary indexing

Module 9: Using Acceleration Options: Data Models and tsidx Files

Exploring data models using datamodel command
Using data model acceleration
Working with tsidx files using the tstats command

Splunk Course Schedules and Timezones

Ingeniq 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)