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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Fundamentals of OpenSearch Scaling

  • Overview of OpenSearch architecture and key components
  • Distinguishing between vertical and horizontal scaling approaches

Cluster Architecture and Design Strategies

  • Structuring large-scale, multi-node clusters
  • Configuring shard allocation, replicas, and fault tolerance mechanisms
  • Implementing cross-cluster search and replication techniques

Large-Scale Indexing and Data Management

  • Building efficient data ingestion pipelines
  • Overseeing hot-warm-cold storage tiering
  • Applying index lifecycle management and rollover policies

Performance Optimization and Benchmarking

  • Tracking and enhancing query latency and throughput
  • Adjusting heap sizing, thread pools, and circuit breakers
  • Leveraging Rally and Performance Analyzer for benchmarking tasks

Monitoring, Observability, and Alerting

  • Tracking metrics using OpenSearch Dashboards
  • Connecting with Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch
  • Creating automated alerts for critical performance thresholds

Security and Access Control at Scale

  • Enforcing fine-grained role-based access control
  • Managing certificates and encrypted communications
  • Following auditing and compliance best practices

Cloud Scaling via AWS OpenSearch Service

  • Automating cluster scaling with AWS
  • Integrating IAM, VPC, and CloudFormation
  • Establishing hybrid on-premises and AWS OpenSearch federation

Disaster Recovery, Backup, and Maintenance

  • Developing snapshot and restore protocols
  • Responding to node failures and cluster instability
  • Automating cluster maintenance and version upgrades

Conclusion and Future Directions

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of distributed database principles
  • Practical experience in administering Linux or cloud infrastructure
  • Proficiency with REST APIs and JSON data formats

Target Audience

  • DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers
  • Data Engineers and Backend Developers
  • Cloud Architects responsible for large-scale search infrastructure

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