XSOAR-Engineer Planning Installation And Maintenance Practice Question
An administrator is deploying Cortex XSOAR in a high-availability environment. Which database architecture is natively utilized and required for Cortex XSOAR server clustering?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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PostgreSQL
Cortex XSOAR utilizes an external PostgreSQL database for server clustering and state management to ensure high availability across multiple engine and server instances.
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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MySQL
Why it's wrong here
MySQL is not the native database architecture used by Cortex XSOAR for clustering.
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PostgreSQL
Why this is correct
PostgreSQL is the supported and required database backend for Cortex XSOAR multi-server high-availability deployments.
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Microsoft SQL Server
Why it's wrong here
MS SQL is not supported as the native clustering database for Cortex XSOAR.
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MongoDB
Why it's wrong here
MongoDB is not used as the primary database for Cortex XSOAR server clustering.
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