VMware Carbon Black EDR Advanced Administrator

This one-day course teaches you how to use the advanced features of the VMware Carbon Black® EDR™ product. This usage includes gaining access to the Linux server for management and troubleshooting in addition to configuring integrations and using the API. This course provides an in-depth, technical understanding of the Carbon Black EDR product through comprehensive coursework and hands-on scenario-based labs. This class focuses exclusively on advanced technical topics related to the technical back-end configuration and maintenance.

Upon completing this course, the student will be able to meet these objectives:

• Describe the components and capabilities of the Carbon Black EDR server
• Identify the architecture and data flows for Carbon Black EDR communication
• Identify the architecture for a cluster configuration and Carbon Black EDR cluster communication
• Describe the Carbon Black EDR server data types and data locations
• Use the API to interact with the Carbon Black EDR server without using the UI
• Create custom threat feeds for use in the Carbon Black EDR server
• Perform the integration with a syslog server
• Use different server-side scripts for troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot sensor-side configurations and communication

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• VMware Carbon Black EDR Administrator

Completion of one of the following courses:

• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
• Describe the content of this course
• Gain a complete picture of the VMware certification system
• Familiarize yourself with the benefits of the VMware Education Learning Zone
• Identify additional resources

Module 2: Architecture

• Data flows and channels
• Sizing considerations
• Communication channels and ports

Module 3: Server Datastores

• SOLR database
• Storage configurations and data aging
• Partition states
• Postgres
• Modulestore

Module 4: EDR API

• CBAPI overview
• Viewing API calls in the browser
• Utilizing the API to access data

Module 5: Threat Intelligence Feeds

• Feed structure
• Report indicator types
• Custom threat feed creation and addition

Module 6: Syslog Integration

• SIEM support
• Configuration

Module 7: Troubleshooting

• Server-side scripts
• Server logs
• Sensor operations