13_ Project Week ELK Stack

Question 1

What does Elk stack stand for?

Answer 1

Elasticsearch - Search and analytics engine.

Logstash - Server-side data processing pipeline that sends data Elasticsearch.

Kibana - Tool for visualizing Elasticsearch data with charts and graphs.

Question 2

Why is the Elk stack so popular?

Answer 2

Because it’s open-source / free

Question 3

The ELK stack works by storing log data in ________ with the help of _______.

Answer 3

The ELK stack works by storing log data in Elasticsearch with the help of Logstash.

Question 4

What is Kinana known for?

Answer 4

Kibana is known for its complex dashboards. Kibana is designed to make it easy to visualize massive amounts of data in Elasticsearch.

Question 5

Recently, ELK addressed this issue by adding an additional tool to its data collection suite, called _____.

Answer 5

Beats

Beats are special-purpose data collection modules. Rather than collecting all a machine’s log data, Beats allow you to collect only the very specific pieces you’re interested in.

Question 6

What do Filebeat and Metricbeat do?

Answer 6

Filebeat collects data about the file system.

Metricbeat collects machine metrics, such as uptime.

Question 7

Filebeat helps generate and organize log files to send to ______ and _______. Specifically, it logs information about the file system, including which files have changed and when.

Answer 7

Filebeat helps generate and organize log files to send to Logstash and Elasticsearch. Specifically, it logs information about the file system, including which files have changed and when.