XDR-Engineer Maintenance And Troubleshooting Practice Question
An administrator is troubleshooting a Broker VM that cannot ingest CEF logs from a third-party SIEM. Which service status command should the administrator run inside the Broker VM shell to verify that the syslog collector service is running?
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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systemctl status pan-syslog-collector
Systemctl is the standard Linux service management tool used on the Broker VM appliance.
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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pan_status --all
Why it's wrong here
pan_status is not a native Broker VM shell command.
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broker-vm status-collector
Why it's wrong here
broker-vm is not a valid CLI binary on the Broker VM.
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systemctl status pan-syslog-collector
Why this is correct
systemctl status pan-syslog-collector (or the respective broker service name) checks if the log collector service is active and running.
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service broker status
Why it's wrong here
'service broker status' is not the correct syntax for Broker VM service verification.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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