156-215.81.20 Monitoring and Logging Practice Question
An administrator wants to ensure that specific logs are always sent to a remote Log Server, even if the primary Log Server becomes unreachable. Which feature should they configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse 'Log Redundancy' with 'High Availability' for the firewall cluster. They mistakenly look for cluster settings instead of specifically configuring log server redundancy in the object properties.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Log Redundancy
Log redundancy ensures high availability for log storage. By defining multiple Log Servers in the gateway object properties, Check Point gateways can automatically failover or load-balance log traffic. This is crucial for maintaining compliance in environments where continuous logging is a strict requirement, ensuring that no security events are lost during a single-point-of-failure event on the primary logging server.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Log Aggregation
Why it's wrong here
Log aggregation is a process for combining logs from multiple sources, not a redundancy mechanism. It helps in organizing data but does not provide fault tolerance or failover capabilities in the event that the primary logging server becomes unavailable due to hardware failure or network issues.
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Log Redundancy
Why this is correct
Configuring multiple log servers in the gateway properties enables log redundancy. If the primary log server is unreachable, the gateway attempts to forward logs to the secondary server, ensuring continuous logging and preventing data loss during maintenance or unexpected outages of the primary logging infrastructure component.
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Log Compression
Why it's wrong here
Log compression is used to reduce the size of stored log files to save disk space. It does not provide any mechanism for ensuring that log data is transmitted to an alternative destination when the primary logging server is down, making it irrelevant to log transmission redundancy.
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Log Indexing
Why it's wrong here
Log indexing is a process that organizes logs to make them searchable. It is a fundamental operation for efficient log retrieval but does not contribute to the reliability or availability of the logging path when network connectivity to the primary log server is lost.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Check Point exam blueprint
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