Kubernetes Monitoring with Splunk Observability Cloud (KMWS)

Voraussetzungen

To be successful, students must have completed these Splunk Education course(s) or have equivalent working knowledge:

• Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring Fundamentals (ILT)
• Introduction to Splunk IM (eLearning)
• Basic knowledge of Kubernetes

Additional courses and/or knowledge in these areas are also highly recommended:

• Experience managing a Kubernetes cluster and using it in a production environment

Zielgruppe

• SREs
• DevOps Engineers

Detaillierter Kursinhalt

Module 1 – Exploring Kubernetes Clusters with Splunk Observability Cloud

• Identify common scenarios for monitoring Kubernetes
• Use Kubernetes Navigators to view cluster data
• Describe the Kubernetes resources tracked in Splunk Observability
• Use Kubernetes Dashboards to view cluster data

Module 2 – The Kubernetes Integration

• Explain the value and purpose of the OpenTelemetry project
• Install the Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector using the install wizard
• Describe how the Observability Cloud Collects Kubernetes data
• Identify the components of the Splunk Kubernetes integration

Module 3 – Monitoring Kubernetes with Built-in Content

• Use the Kubernetes Navigators to investigate problems with nodes, pods, and containers
• Use the Kubernetes Analyzer to pinpoint the root of some problems
• Use built-in Kubernetes Dashboards to investigate and troubleshoot
• Use AutoDetect to investigate and troubleshoot

Module 4 – Monitoring Kubernetes with Custom Dashboards and Detectors

• Identify and research metrics used to monitor Kubernetes
• Create custom charts and dashboards to monitor Kubernetes
• Create custom detectors to monitor Kubernetes metrics