The architect certification doesn't require cluster administration course. It's better to contact Splunk educational support team for this.....
Practical Exam includes the following objectives:
Installation and Infrastructure
- Install a search head, deployment server and indexers
- Perform a scripted installation of universal forwarders
Configuration, Collection, and Comprehension
- Deploy all specified configurations via deployment server
- Gather data from forwarders and send to multiple indexes depending on use case
- Configure and confirm index-time knowledge
- Create search time field extractions
Searching and Reporting
- Create searches and dashboards for each required use case
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