Course Outline
MongoDB Architectural Overview
- Origin, design goals, and key features
- Process structure (mongos, mongod, config servers)
- Directory and file structure
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
- Log files
- Hardware and file-system recommendations
Security
- Built-in authentication
- Recommendations for secure deployment
Monitoring MongoDB
- mongostat
- Analyzing memory and I/O performance
- Integration with monitoring tools: Munin, Cacti, Nagios
- MongoDB's web console
Indexing and Query Optimization
- Managing indexes and understanding MongoDB indexing internals
- Single, Compound, and Geo indexes
- Identifying sub-optimal queries and using the query profiler
Introduction to Drivers (Java/Python/Ruby/PHP/Perl)
- How drivers and the shell communicate with MongoDB
- BSON and the MongoDB Wire Protocol
- Troubleshooting application connections
Introduction 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
Basic 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.
