Course Outline
Architectural Overview of MongoDB
- Origins, design objectives, and core features
- Process architecture (mongos, mongod, config servers)
- Directory and file structures
Working with the MongoDB Shell
- Documents and data types
- CRUD operations (Inserts, queries, updates, deletes)
- System commands
Single-Server Configuration and Deployment
- Configuration files
- Data files and allocation strategies
- Log files
- Hardware and file-system recommendations
Security
- Native authentication mechanisms
- Best practices for secure deployment
Monitoring MongoDB
- Using mongostat
- Analyzing memory and I/O performance
- Integration with monitoring tools: Munin, Cacti, and Nagios
- MongoDB's built-in web console
Indexing and Query Optimization
- Managing indexes and understanding MongoDB indexing internals
- Single, Compound, and Geo indexes
- Identifying inefficient queries and utilizing the query profiler
Introduction to Drivers (Java/Python/Ruby/PHP/Perl)
- Communication between drivers, the shell, and MongoDB
- BSON format and the MongoDB Wire Protocol
- Troubleshooting application connectivity issues
Introduction to Read and Write Scalability
Replication and Durability
- Master-slave replication
- Replica sets
- Ensuring durability using write concern
- Handling replication failures
Auto-Sharding
- Understanding how sharding works
- Setting up a MongoDB shard cluster
Selecting a Shard Key
Sharding and Indexes
- Sharding and Replica Set Topologies
- Administering a sharded cluster
Shard and Chunk Migration
Backup and Restore Strategies
- Filesystem-based strategies
- Using mongodump and mongorestore
- Utilizing rsync
- Using mongoimport and mongoexport
Requirements
Fundamental knowledge of 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.
