Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
Gain a thorough understanding of Splunk deployment methodology, planning, data collection, sizing, and managing distributed deployments with indexer and search head clustering.
Certification Roadmap
1Module 1-2: Deployment Methodology
Build the architectural foundation for successful Splunk Enterprise deployments.
Architecture Framework
Deployment lifecycle, requirements gathering, reference architectures
Understand the Splunk deployment lifecycle, gather requirements, map use cases to design, and apply reference architectures.
Deployment Models
Standalone, distributed, hybrid, single-site vs multisite
Compare standalone, distributed, and hybrid deployment models, evaluate single-site vs multisite, and assess on-prem, cloud, and mixed availability tradeoffs.
Planning Best Practices
Stakeholder workshops, non-functional requirements, risk identification
Run stakeholder workshops, capture non-functional requirements, assess operational readiness, and identify deployment risks early.
2Module 3-4: Data Collection & Sizing
Design data intake pipelines and size infrastructure correctly for enterprise scale.
Data Collection Strategy
Source inventory, forwarder decisions, HEC, source type standards
Build source inventories, make forwarder decisions, configure HEC and scripted inputs, and establish source type standards.
Capacity Planning
Ingest sizing, storage forecasting, compute/memory sizing, growth modeling
Estimate daily ingest volume, forecast storage needs, size compute and memory requirements, and model future growth.
Data Pipeline Design
Parsing/indexing/search separation, load balancing, collection resiliency
Separate parsing, indexing, and search tiers, apply load balancing, filter data efficiently, and design resilient collection pipelines.
3Module 5-6: Distributed Deployment Design
Architect standard distributed Splunk Enterprise environments for performance and resilience.
Distributed Search Design
Search head/indexer separation, search affinity, deployer strategies
Design search head and indexer separation, configure search affinity, plan knowledge object deployment, and define deployer strategies.
Network & Infrastructure
Port requirements, latency/bandwidth, storage design, virtualization tradeoffs
Define port requirements, assess latency and bandwidth constraints, design storage architecture, and evaluate virtualization vs hardware tradeoffs.
Security & Governance
TLS, certificates, RBAC, auditability, configuration governance
Implement TLS and certificates, configure RBAC in distributed setups, ensure auditability, and apply configuration governance practices.
4Module 7-8: Indexer Clustering
Plan, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot resilient indexer clustering architectures.
Cluster Planning
Replication/search factor, single-site/multisite, manager sizing
Plan replication and search factors, design single-site and multisite clusters, configure bucket replication, and size the cluster manager.
Cluster Operations
Peer onboarding, rolling restarts, rebalancing, SmartStore in clusters
Onboard peers, perform rolling restarts, rebalance buckets, and configure SmartStore within clustered environments.
Troubleshooting Clusters
Health diagnostics, peer loss recovery, bucket issues, replication lag
Run cluster health diagnostics, recover from peer loss, resolve bucket issues, and address replication lag in production environments.
5Module 9-10: Search Head Clustering
Design and troubleshoot search head clusters for scale, redundancy, and knowledge consistency.
SHC Architecture
Captain election, deployer design, knowledge bundle replication
Design captain election mechanisms, configure the deployer, manage knowledge bundle replication, and handle search artifact replication.
Operational Best Practices
App packaging, scheduled searches at scale, load balancer integration
Package apps for SHC deployment, manage scheduled searches at scale, configure search concurrency, and integrate load balancers.
SHC Troubleshooting
Captain changes, rolling restarts, member drift, recovery and rebuild
Manage captain changes, perform rolling restarts safely, detect and fix member drift, and execute SHC recovery and rebuild procedures.
6Module 11-12: Architecture Troubleshooting & Exam Prep
Validate deployment designs, solve platform issues, and prepare for SPLK-3001.
Architecture Review Labs
Design assessments, sizing worksheets, failure scenario exercises
Conduct distributed design assessments, walk through sizing worksheets, run failure scenario exercises, and review deployment blueprints.
Practice Exams
Full-length architect mock exams, scenario-based questions, gap analysis
Attempt full-length architect mock exams, work through scenario-based questions, analyze topic gaps, and review detailed explanations.
Final Review
Deployment methodology recap, cluster revision, architect exam strategies
Recap deployment methodology, revise cluster management concepts, apply architect exam strategies, and conduct expert Q&A.
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Program Details
Duration
10-14 Weeks
Mode
Live (Online)
Experience Level
Advanced