MongoDB for Administrators Training Course

MongoDB Architecture

• Origins, design principles, and core features
• Process architecture (mongos, mongod, config servers)
• Directory and file system layout

Utilizing the MongoDB Shell

• Document structure and data types
• CRUD operations (Insert, Query, Update, Delete)
• System-level commands

Standalone Configuration and Deployment

• Configuration file management
• Data file handling and allocation
• Logging mechanisms
• Hardware and file system best practices

Security

• Native authentication mechanisms
• Best practices for secure deployments

Monitoring MongoDB

• Using mongostat for real-time insights
• Performance analysis for memory and I/O
• Integration with third-party tools: Munin, Cacti, and Nagios
• The MongoDB web interface

Indexing and Query Performance

• Index management and internal workings
• Single, compound, and geospatial indexes
• Identifying inefficient queries and utilizing the profiler

Driver Overview (Java, Python, Ruby, PHP, Perl)

• Communication protocols between drivers, shell, and MongoDB
• BSON and the MongoDB Wire Protocol
• Resolving application connectivity issues

Scalability for Read and Write Operations

Replication and Data Durability

• Master-slave replication architecture
• Replica set implementation
• Leveraging write concerns for durability
• Managing replication failures

Automatic Sharding

• Sharding mechanics and concepts
• Configuring a sharded cluster

Selecting the Shard Key

Sharding and Indexing

• Sharding combined with Replica Set Topologies
• Administrative tasks for sharded clusters

Shard and Chunk Migration

Backup and Recovery Strategies

• Filesystem-level backup approaches
• Using mongodump and mongorestore
• Implementing rsync
• Applying mongoimport and mongoexport