XSOAR-Engineer Planning Installation And Maintenance Practice Question
An administrator is setting up Cortex XSOAR High Availability and notices that jobs (such as scheduled automations and recurring fetches) are executing multiple times concurrently across nodes. What must be configured to prevent split-brain execution of scheduled tasks?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Ensure the server clustering configuration properly establishes a primary leader node with database-backed distributed locking.
In an HA cluster, scheduled tasks and fetching must be coordinated so that only the active leader or designated worker executes them, managed via cluster locking mechanisms and server configuration.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Ensure the server clustering configuration properly establishes a primary leader node with database-backed distributed locking.
Why this is correct
Cortex XSOAR uses database locks to ensure scheduled tasks and fetching are executed only by the designated active node.
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Disable scheduled tasks on all secondary servers via crontab.
Why it's wrong here
XSOAR manages scheduled tasks internally via the application database, not OS crontabs.
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Configure a shared Redis cache for job locking.
Why it's wrong here
Cortex XSOAR uses PostgreSQL for state locking, not an external Redis cache.
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Set each secondary server to 'Read-Only Mode' in the server configuration.
Why it's wrong here
Read-only mode prevents user writes, but job execution requires specific cluster role configurations.
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