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content/en/workshop-setup/1-swipe.md

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{{% notice info %}}
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Please note, **SWiPE does not** provision EC2 instances - these are provisioned using Splunk Show.
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**SWiPE does not** provision EC2 instances - these are provisioned using Splunk Show.
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![SWiPE](../images/swipe.png)
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**SWiPE** will configure the following:
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- Create and invite users to the Org. Create a `.csv` file containing the e-mail addresses (one per line) **or** copy and paste e-mail addresses (one per line).
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- Create and invite users to the Org.
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- Create a `.csv` file containing the e-mail addresses (one per line) **or** copy and paste e-mail addresses (one per line).
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- Create a team and add users to the team.
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- Create tokens for:
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- INGEST
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- API
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- RUM
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- HEC URL
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- HEC Token
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You will need to make a copy of these to provision the EC2 instances in Splunk Show.
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**SWiPE** will also provide a HEC Token and HEC URL for dedicated workshop Splunk Cloud environments. If you wish to use a different Splunk Cloud environment, you will need to provide a HEC Token and HEC URL for that environment in Splunk Show.
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You will need to make a copy of the above to provision the workshop instances in Splunk Show.

content/en/workshop-setup/2-splunk-show.md

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![Splunk Show](../images/splunk-show.png)
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Please visit [**Splunk Show**](https://show.splunk.com/template/262/?type=workshop) to provision your EC2 environment(s). Select the desired **Content Type** as follows:
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Please visit [**Splunk Show**](https://show.splunk.com/template/262/?type=workshop) to provision your workshop instance(s).
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Select the desired **Content Type** as follows:
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- _Default (for interactive workshop)_ - select this if your audience is technical and wants hands-on experience installing OpenTelemetry and deploying applications.
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- Select either Normal Workshop, Private Event or Public Event. Change **Estimated Participants** to the number of attendees you expect and set the same value in **O11y Shop Quantity**. This will provision the correct number of EC2 instances. It is recommended that you over-provision by 10% - 20% to allow for any last-minute attendees.

content/en/workshop-setup/3-clean-up.md

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## Workshop Clean-up
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Once you have completed your workshop session please remember to go back and clean up the environment using **SWiPE**. Also, ensure your EC2 instances are spun down to save costs.
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Once you have completed your workshop session please remember to go back and clean up the environment using **SWiPE**. Also, ensure your workshop instances are deleted to save costs.
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**SWiPE** will complete the following:
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![Delete Workshop](../images/delete-workshop.png)
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**SWiPE** also provides some advanced features for deleting tokens and detectors etc., but this must be used with caution.
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**SWiPE** also provides some advanced features for deleting tokens and detectors etc., and these must be used with caution.
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**Happy Workshopping!**

content/en/workshop-setup/4-org-configuration.md

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## Log Observer Connect
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The workshops require a Log Observer Connect configuration to be completed. This is required to be able to send logs from the workshop instances to Splunk Cloud/Enterprise.
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![Log Observer Connect](../images/log-observer-connect.png)
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## Log Field Aliasing
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Log Field Aliasing configuration is required to ensure Related Content works correctly in the Splunk Observability Cloud UI. Configure as per the following:
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![Log Field Aliasing](../images/log-field-aliasing.png)
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## APM MetricSets
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APM MetricSets need to be configured for the tags in the screenshot below.
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![APM MetricSets](../images/apm-metricsets.png)

content/en/workshop-setup/_index.md

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## Available Workshop Orgs
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Welcome to the Observability Workshop Setup Guide. This guide will walk you through the steps required to set up your workshop environments.
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The following Organizations are used for running Observability Workshops. They have all the features enabled to successfully run any of the available workshops.
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## Existing Workshop Orgs
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The following Organizations can be used for running Observability Workshops. They have all the features enabled to successfully run any of the available workshops:
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- CoE Workshop EMEA [EU0]
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- Observability Workshop EMEA [EU0]
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- Observability Workshop AMER [US1]
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- APAC-O11y-Workshop [US1]
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It is also possible to create workshop environments in any Trial Org. Please note, the following features are not available in Trial Orgs by default and must be enabled:
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## Trial Orgs
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It is also possible to create workshop environments in any trial Org. A default trial provides 25 hosts, 25 APM hosts and 25 x 10k RUM sessions per month. Please note, the following features are not available in Trial Orgs by default and must be enabled:
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Also, a Splunk Cloud/Enterprise environment is required to be able to send logs. In Splunk Cloud/Enterprise make sure an index exists called **splunk4rookies-workshop**. A Log Observer Connect configuration will also need to be completed.
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The following Orgs are blacklisted and cannot be used for running workshops:
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- EU Splunk Show [EU0]

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