Course Outline
MongoDB Architectural Overview
- Origin, design goals, key features
- Process structure (mongos, mongod, config servers)
- Directory / file structure
Working with the MongoDB Shell
- Documents and data types
- CRUD (Inserts, queries, updates, deletes)
- System commands
Single-server Configuration and Deployment
- Configuration files
- Data files and allocation
- Log files
- Hardware and file-system recommendations
Security
- Built-in authentication
- Recommendations for secure deployment
Monitoring MongoDB
- mongostat
- Analyzing memory and IO performance
- Integration with monitoring tools: Munin / Cacti / Nagios
- MongoDB's web console
Indexing and Query Optimization
- Managing indexes and MongoDB indexing internals
- Single / Compound / Geo indexes
- Identifying sub-optimal queries. Using the query profiler.
Introduction to drivers (Java/Python/Ruby/PHP/Perl)
- How the drivers and shell communicate with MongoDB
- BSON and the MongoDB Wire Protocol
- Troubleshooting application connections
Intro to Read and Write scalability
Replication and Durability
- Master-slave replication
- Replica sets
- Using write concern for durability
- Handling replication failures
Auto-Sharding
- How sharding works
- Setting up a MongoDB shard cluster
Choosing a shard key
Sharding and indexes
- Sharding and Replica Set Topologies
- Administering a sharded cluster
Shard / Chunk Migration
Backup and Restore Plans
- Filesystem-based strategies
- mongodump / mongorestore
- rsync
- mongoimport / mongoexport
Requirements
Basics of an operating system administration.
Testimonials (7)
The pace of talking and explanation.
Marko Skokovic - PWO by Lottomatica Serbia
Course - MongoDB for Administrators
the nice communication and explanation skills by Maciej
Nikola Rajic - PWO by Lottomatica Serbia
Course - MongoDB for Administrators
Excellent balance between explanations and exercises. Helpful for better understanding concepts. The examples of using jq are very helpful for work.
Laura Conti - PWO by Lottomatica Serbia
Course - MongoDB for Administrators
I enjoyed the practical's even though some of them were tricky
Austin - Vodacom
Course - MongoDB for Administrators
I like that Kamil adjusted the materail for me and my understand. He really wanted to make sure I understood.
Austin Robertson
Course - MongoDB for Administrators
Simplifying operational tasks.
Kesh - Vodacom
Course - MongoDB for Administrators
I found the instructor quite clear.