Course Overview
This three-hour module is for power users who want to become experts at using time in searches. Topics will focus on searching and formatting time in addition to using time commands and working with time zones.
Pré- requisitos
To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following:
- How Splunk works
- Creating search queries
- The eval command
Objetivos do Curso
- Searching with Time
- Formatting Time
- Comparing Index Time versus Search Time
- Using Time Commands
- Working with Time Zones
Conteúdo do curso
Topic 1 – Searching with Time
- Understand the _time field and timestamps
- View and interact with the Event Timeline
- Use the earliest and latest time modifiers
- Use the bin command with the _time field
Topic 2 – Formatting Time
- Use various date and time eval functions to format time
Topic 3 – Using Time Commands
- Use the timechart command
- Use the timewrap command
Topic 4 – Working with Time Zones
- Understand how time and timezones are represented in your data
- Determine the time zone of your server
- Use strftime to correct timezones in results