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Start Planning And Installation PracticeAn architect is designing the high availability and disaster recovery aspects of an on-premises log collection architecture. Which TWO best practices should be implemented for Broker VM deployments? (Choose three) -> Wait, this is a TWO question: Which TWO best practices should be implemented for Broker VM deployments? (Choose two)
Explanation: Broker VM high availability and operational best practices include proper resource sizing, clustering, and monitoring.
An enterprise environment has deployed multiple Cortex XDR agents across diverse operating systems. The administrator wants to organize endpoints logically within XSIAM before assigning granular security policies. Which Cortex XSIAM feature should be used to dynamically group these endpoints based on criteria such as OS version, domain, or IP subnet?
Explanation: Endpoint Groups in Cortex XSIAM allow administrators to dynamically or statically group endpoints for policy assignment and management.
An administrator is configuring a Broker VM in a secured DMZ zone to collect logs from on-premises security devices. The network security team requires strict verification of outbound ports to the Cortex XSIAM tenant. Which exact combination of destination ports must be permitted outbound from the Broker VM to ensure proper operation and cloud communication?
Explanation: Broker VMs communicate securely with the Cortex XSIAM cloud backend primarily over TCP port 443 (HTTPS) for API calls, management, and log ingestion.
An administrator is preparing to deploy the Cortex XDR agent on Windows workstations via an Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO). Which file format must the administrator download from the XSIAM console for this deployment method?
Explanation: Active Directory GPO software installation deployments require an MSI (Microsoft Installer) package format.
An XSIAM architect is planning the deployment size for an enterprise environment generating 5 TB of raw telemetry data per day. During the capacity sizing phase, the architect must account for indexing, replication, and data retention requirements. Which architectural factor is primarily responsible for the baseline storage multiplier before long-term retention is applied?
Explanation: Data parsed, normalized, and indexed into XSIAM typically incurs a storage footprint multiplier due to indices, metadata, and search optimization structures, alongside default high-availability replication factors.
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