Using Splunk Synthetic Monitoring (RIGOR) (USSM) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1 – Explore Splunk Synthetic Monitoring

  • Identify use cases for synthetic monitoring
  • View and interpret Uptime tests
  • View and interpret Browser tests
  • View and interpret API tests
  • Identify configuration needs for Synthetic tests

Module 2 – Create Uptime Tests

  • Use best practices to create Uptime tests
  • Setup and configure Uptime tests
  • Identify available Uptime test metrics
  • Alert on Uptime tests

Module 3 – Create Browser Tests

  • Use best practices to create Browser tests
  • Setup and configure Browser tests
  • Identify available Browser test metrics
  • Alert on Browser tests

Module 4 – Create API Tests

  • Use best practices to create API tests
  • Setup and configure API tests
  • Identify available API test metrics
  • Alert on API tests

Module 5 – Troubleshoot Site Performance Using Synthetic Tests

  • Using custom dashboards for efficient troubleshooting
  • Find insights using analytics in charts
  • Create detectors for common use cases