300-710 SNCF Management And Troubleshooting Practice Question
An administrator notices that the FMC Health Monitor shows a 'Critical' alert for the Snort process utilization on an FTD device. What is the most appropriate first-line troubleshooting step from the FMC GUI or FTD CLI to investigate the cause of high Snort CPU usage?
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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Check the Snort performance statistics and rule update status via Devices > Device Management > Advanced > Snort Statistics.
Analyzing inspection performance metrics, packet rates, and specific traffic patterns via FMC or running 'show perf-stat' or 'top' on the FTD CLI helps identify whether specific rules or traffic spikes are causing Snort queuing.
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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Restart the database process via 'pmtool restartbyname mysqld'.
Why it's wrong here
Mysqld is an FMC database process, not an FTD Snort inspection process.
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Change the Access Control policy action from 'Inspect' to 'Block' globally without logging.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling inspection entirely defeats the security purpose of the FTD before identifying the root cause.
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Check the Snort performance statistics and rule update status via Devices > Device Management > Advanced > Snort Statistics.
Why this is correct
FMC provides Snort performance statistics under Device Management to see per-core usage, packet processing rates, and dropped packets due to overload.
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Delete all custom intrusion rules immediately to clear the buffer.
Why it's wrong here
Deleting rules is a drastic measure and not a structured troubleshooting step; performance should be analyzed first.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Cisco exam blueprint
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