300-710 SNCF Integration Practice Question
An administrator is integrating Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) using pxGrid. During the initial connection phase, the Secure Firewall is stuck in a 'Connecting' state and fails to download user-to-IP mapping. Where should the administrator check the pxGrid client status and troubleshoot the registration certificate handshake on the Secure Firewall CLI?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Run the command 'show pxgrid status' and 'show crypto ca certificates' in the FTD expert mode or CLI.
On Secure Firewall Threat Defense (managed via FMC), the pxGrid client runs as part of the FTD platform services. Troubleshooting pxGrid connection issues requires checking the fxos/platform or system logs, specifically using the command 'show pxgrid status' and verifying the PKI certificates issued by ISE under the security-client framework.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Run the command 'show pxgrid status' and 'show crypto ca certificates' in the FTD expert mode or CLI.
Why this is correct
These commands verify the operational status of the pxGrid agent and the validity of the certificates exchanged between the firewall and ISE.
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Inspect the 'estreamer.log' file on the FMC to view ISE pxGrid heartbeat failures.
Why it's wrong here
eStreamer is used for exporting events to third-party SIEMs, not for internal FTD-to-ISE pxGrid communications.
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Run 'show ise identity source' on the FMC CLI to confirm active pxGrid threads.
Why it's wrong here
FMC manages policy deployment but the actual pxGrid client runs directly on the FTD device for SGT enforcement.
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Check the Platform Settings policy under 'Cisco Identity Services Engine' and review the 'show sgt-mapping' command.
Why it's wrong here
While 'show sgt-mapping' is valid, the certificate handshake and pxGrid daemon status are diagnosed via pxgrid-specific CLI commands.
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