Elasticsearch 7 and Elastic Stack - In Depth and Hands On! - Logstash Input Plug-ins -Part 1: Heartbeat

This video tutorial covers the use of various Logstash input plugins, focusing on the heartbeat plugin. It explains how to configure and run Logstash with the heartbeat plugin to monitor system health by sending periodic messages. The tutorial also explores different message settings, such as epoch and sequence, and demonstrates how to inspect and sort documents in Elasticsearch. The video provides hands-on examples and commands to help users understand the practical application of these plugins.

Describe how to change the message setting in the heartbeat plugin to emit epoch values.

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What is the significance of the clock field in the documents generated by the heartbeat plugin?

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How can the message setting be configured to generate incrementing numbers in sequence?

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