What you'll learn

Being able to ingest data in any format from diverse sources is the key feature a log aggregation tool like Splunk should possess. In this course, Splunk Enterprise Administration: Monitoring and Creating Inputs, you'll learn all the data input methods that Splunk offers. First, you'll explore how to monitor files and directories in Splunk. Next, you'll discover how to configure and deploy scripts, network inputs and Splunk HTTP event Collector for data ingestion. Finally, you'll learn how to override default fields and timestamp extraction at index time. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of monitoring and creating inputs required for administering data on-boarding process in Splunk.