Course Outline
MongoDB Architectural Overview
- Origin, design objectives, and core features
- Process structure (mongos, mongod, config servers)
- Directory and file organisation
Utilising the MongoDB Shell
- Documents and data types
- CRUD operations (inserts, queries, updates, deletes)
- System commands
Single-server Configuration and Deployment
- Configuration file management
- Data file handling and allocation
- Log file management
- Hardware and file-system recommendations
Security
- Built-in authentication mechanisms
- Best practices for secure deployment
Monitoring MongoDB
- Using mongostat
- Analyzing memory and I/O performance
- Integration with monitoring tools: Munin / Cacti / Nagios
- Accessing the MongoDB web console
Indexing and Query Optimization
- Index management and internal mechanisms
- Single, compound, and geo-spatial indexes
- Identifying inefficient queries and using the query profiler
Introduction to drivers (Java/Python/Ruby/PHP/Perl)
- Interaction between drivers, the shell, and MongoDB
- BSON and the MongoDB Wire Protocol
- Troubleshooting application connectivity issues
Foundations of Read and Write Scalability
Replication and Durability
- Master-slave replication
- Replica sets
- Utilising write concern for data durability
- Managing replication failures
Auto-Sharding
- Mechanics of sharding
- Setting up a MongoDB shard cluster
Selecting a shard key
Sharding and indexes
- Sharding within Replica Set Topologies
- Administering a sharded cluster
Shard and Chunk Migration
Backup and Restore Plans
- Filesystem-based strategies
- mongodump / mongorestore
- rsync
- mongoimport / 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.
