Learn the architecture
Understand nodes, indices, shards, replicas, cluster state, sizing and resilience.
OpenSearch training · Practical foundation
OpenSearch Fundamentals
Understand OpenSearch architecture and learn to deploy, secure, ingest, search and operate a production-oriented cluster.
DeliveryInstructor-led
PracticeIndividual lab environment
AudienceTechnical teams
Corporate optionAvailable worldwide
Who it is for
Skills that transfer directly to work
DevOps engineers, system administrators, analysts and platform teams starting to use OpenSearch for search and log analytics.
The course combines structured theory, live demonstrations and guided laboratory work. Questions from your environment can be discussed with the instructor throughout the programme.
Work with real pipelines
Load and transform data with Logstash OSS, Fluent Bit, Vector and Data Prepper.
Operate securely
Configure LDAP integration, security, ISM, snapshots, observability and monitoring plugins.
Course programmeDay 1 Day 2 Day 3
3 days of focused learning and practice
Topics are taught in sequence and reinforced on a prepared individual lab environment.
Architecture and deployment
- OpenSearch architecture
- Cluster sizing
- Three-node cluster installation
- Security plugin and TLS
- Users, roles and LDAP integration
Data and search
- Mappings and analyzers
- Index templates
- REST API and query DSL
- Aggregations
- OpenSearch Dashboards
- Logstash OSS, Fluent Bit and Vector
Production operations
- Data Prepper
- Index State Management
- Snapshots and recovery
- Observability and alerting
- Monitoring and performance
- Final Q&A and assessment
Before the course
Prerequisites
Basic Linux administration and familiarity with JSON are helpful.
Corporate groups can request a short pre-course assessment so the instructor can adjust examples without changing the learning objectives.
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