Splunk Cloud Administration (SCA)

• Splunk Cloud overview
• User Authentication and Authorization
• Index Management and Data Retention
• Splunk configuration files
• Cloud Ingestion – Using Splunk forwarders
• Forwarder management
• Data inputs in detail
• Cloud Ingestion – Use API, Scripted, HEC and Applications
• Event Parsing with data preview
• Manipulating raw data
• Installing and managing applications
• Problem isolation and working with Splunk Cloud support

Prerequisites

Module 1 – Splunk Cloud Overview

• Describe Cloud topology
• Describe tasks managed by the Splunk cloud administrator
• List the primary differences between Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise
• List differences between Self-Service Cloud and Managed Cloud

Module 2 – Index Management

• Define a Splunk Index
• Create indexes in cloud
• Delete data from an index
• Monitor indexing activities

Module 3 – User Authentication and Authorization

• Administer Splunk user roles
• Integrate Splunk with LDAP, Active Directory, or SAML

Module 4 – Splunk Configuration Files

• Review Splunk configuration files and directories
• Review configuration file precedence
• Review index and search time processes

Module 5 – Cloud Ingestion – Using Splunk Forwarders

• Review cloud ingestion strategies
• Understand the role of forwarders in GDI
• Configure forwarding to Splunk Cloud
• Monitoring forwarder connectivity
• Explore optional forwarder settings

Module 6 – Forwarder Management

• Describe Splunk Deployment Server
• Explain the use of forwarder management
• Configure forwarders to be deployment clients
• Managing forwarders using deployment apps

Module 7 – Monitor Inputs

• Describe the Splunk process for inputting data
• Create file and directory monitor inputs
• Use optional settings for monitor inputs

Module 8 – Cloud Ingestion – Using API, Scripted and HEC Inputs

• Understand how data is ingested using API
• Know how to deploy scripted inputs
• Describe how to use HEC for ingestion

Module 9 – Cloud Ingestion – Application Based Inputs

• Understand how inputs are managed using in apps or add-ons
• Describe how customers may use Splunk Stream app
• Deploy Cloud inputs for use on an IDM

Module 10 – Fine-tuning Inputs

• Describe the default processing that occurs during the input phase
• Configure input phase options, such as source type fine-tuning and character set encoding

Module 11 – Parsing Phase and Data Preview

• Describe the default processing that occurs during parsing
• Optimize and configure event line breaking
• Explain how timestamps and time zones are extracted or assigned to events
• Use Data Preview to validate event creation during the parsing phase

  Module 12 – Manipulating Raw Data

• Explain how data transformations are defined and invoked
• Use transformations with props.conf and transforms.conf to modify raw data
• Use SEDCMD to modify raw data

Module 13 – Installing and Managing Apps

• Understand how apps and add-ons are vetted and installed in Cloud
• Create apps to managing and distribute configurations

Module 14 – Splunk Cloud Support and Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting Splunk deployments
• Collecting data and use diagnostics or monitoring to investigate
• Overview of how to collect the relevant data for support to troubleshoot

Appendix

• Explore diagnostic tools and isolation troubleshooting used to investigate and solve issues