XSIAM-Engineer Integration And Automation Practice Question
An administrator is planning the deployment of Broker VMs to support data ingestion across multiple isolated network segments. Which TWO considerations are critical for proper Broker VM architecture and sizing? (Choose two)
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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The expected Events Per Second (EPS) volume traversing the specific Broker VM instance
Broker VMs require adequate sizing based on EPS (Events Per Second) throughput and must have appropriate outbound firewall access to reach the XSIAM cloud tenant.
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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Ensuring the Broker VM has local administrative write access to all ingested network switches
Why it's wrong here
Broker VMs passively or actively ingest syslog/API streams; they do not require administrative write access to source devices.
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Configuring local XSOAR database persistence exceeding 50 Terabytes on the Broker VM
Why it's wrong here
XSIAM handles long-term storage and data lakes in the cloud; Broker VMs do not store large long-term databases locally.
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The expected Events Per Second (EPS) volume traversing the specific Broker VM instance
Why this is correct
Sizing CPU, RAM, and disk for a Broker VM depends directly on the volume of log traffic it handles.
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Deploying a separate Windows Active Directory domain controller on each Broker VM
Why it's wrong here
Broker VMs are standalone Linux-based virtual appliances and do not host Active Directory services.
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Outbound network connectivity from the Broker VM to the XSIAM tenant URL over HTTPS (Port 443)
Why this is correct
Broker VMs must be able to securely egress logs and heartbeat to the cloud tenant over HTTPS.
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