MongoDB

M103: Basic Cluster Administration (MongoDB)

Offered by MongoDB University,

Learn the essentials of database administration in MongoDB. This course will provide you with the tools and insight to administer basic MongoDB deployments with confidence. You'll build standalone nodes, replica sets and sharded clusters from scratch. These will serve as platforms to learn how administration varies depending on the makeup of a cluster.

Prerequisites:
We highly recommend taking M001 prior to taking this course.

Course Details
Total Estimated Effort

9.5 hours
Duration: 5 Chapters
Each chapter requires approximately 114 minutes to complete
Up to 60 days to complete from day of registration

Agenda

Chapter 0: Introduction & Setup
Chapter 1: The Mongod
Chapter 2: Replication
Chapter 3: Sharding
Final Exam

System Requirements
You will need access to a computer with: Operating System: Mac OS X 10.7+ 64-bit, Ubuntu 14.04+ 64-bit, or Windows 8+ (64-bit) Web Browser: Firefox 39.0+ or Chrome 43+ (Internet Explorer is currently not supported)

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