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Planning Installation And Maintenance

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All Planning Installation And Maintenance questions (40)

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1

Which TWO actions should an administrator perform before executing a major version upgrade of Cortex XSOAR in a production environment? (Choose two)

Easy
2

Which TWO methods are supported for authenticating API clients (such as SIEMs or custom scripts) connecting to the Cortex XSOAR REST API? (Choose two)

Easy
3

An administrator needs to monitor Cortex XSOAR server performance and health metrics using an external SIEM. Which protocol and integration mechanism does Cortex XSOAR natively support for exporting audit and system logs?

Medium
4

An administrator wants to ensure that all modifications to playbooks and automations are tracked and synchronized with a remote Git repository for version control. Where is Git integration configured in Cortex XSOAR?

Medium
5

An administrator is troubleshooting an integration that fails to execute inside a Docker container on a Cortex XSOAR engine. Which THREE diagnostic steps or tools can be used to isolate the container execution failure? (Choose three)

Hard
6

Where should an administrator look to review historical logs regarding integration execution errors and API timeouts in Cortex XSOAR?

Easy
7

Which TWO configuration steps are required when setting up a Cortex XSOAR Engine to communicate with the primary server through a load balancer? (Choose two)

Medium
8

An administrator is troubleshooting a scenario where the Cortex XSOAR server is unresponsive due to a high volume of long-running python integration scripts exhausting available Docker workers. Which configuration parameter limits the maximum concurrent execution threads for Python scripts?

Hard
9

What is the primary purpose of deploying a Cortex XSOAR Engine?

Easy
10

What is the purpose of the Cortex XSOAR Health Check integration?

Easy
11

You are configuring a Cortex XSOAR engine behind a strict corporate firewall. Which outbound port must be opened on the firewall for the engine to communicate securely with the Cortex XSOAR server via HTTPS?

Medium
12

An administrator notices that Cortex XSOAR is consuming excessive disk space in the var/lib/demisto directory due to large debug log files and retained incident payloads. Which tool or command should be used safely to clean up old working files without corrupting the PostgreSQL database?

Hard
13

An administrator needs to perform a zero-downtime upgrade of a Cortex XSOAR multinode high-availability deployment. In what order should the components be updated?

Hard
14

An administrator notices that Cortex XSOAR server memory consumption spikes and eventually crashes due to out-of-memory errors during heavy incident ingestion. Which server configuration parameter should be adjusted to control the maximum heap size allocated to the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)?

Hard
15

During a routine maintenance window, an administrator upgrades a content pack from the Marketplace, which causes several existing playbooks to fail due to a breaking schema change in a custom automation script. What is the fastest method to revert the content pack to the previously working version?

Hard
16

An administrator observes that Python-based integrations are failing with SSL certificate verification errors when connecting to an internal API that uses a private enterprise Certificate Authority (CA). Where must the private CA certificate be installed so that all Cortex XSOAR integration containers trust it?

Medium
17

Where can an administrator view the currently active Docker image versions used by integrations in Cortex XSOAR?

Easy
18

An administrator needs to schedule a periodic database maintenance task to optimize storage and prune old audit logs. Where are data retention and housekeeping settings configured in Cortex XSOAR?

Medium
19

Which log file on a Linux-based Cortex XSOAR server contains the primary application runtime logs (stdout/stderr of the server process)?

Easy
20

An administrator needs to back up the Cortex XSOAR application data, including incident history, playbooks, and configuration settings. Which tool is officially recommended for taking a consistent backup of the internal configuration and database?

Medium
21

You are installing Cortex XSOAR on an offline (air-gapped) RHEL Linux server. Which method should you use to install required Python dependencies for integrations without internet access?

Medium
22

An administrator is troubleshooting high CPU usage and slow incident search performance on a Cortex XSOAR server. Which TWO actions or tools can be used to diagnose and resolve database-related bottlenecks? (Choose two)

Hard
23

Which THREE configuration settings can be customized in the Cortex XSOAR server configuration file (or Server Configuration UI) to tune system behavior? (Choose three)

Medium
24

An administrator is deploying Cortex XSOAR in an enterprise environment requiring high availability and disaster recovery. Which THREE architecture and maintenance best practices should be implemented? (Choose three)

Hard
25

An administrator is configuring Syslog integration in Cortex XSOAR to forward security alerts. Which transport layer security options are supported when sending logs to a remote SIEM via Syslog?

Medium
26

Which role in Cortex XSOAR has full administrative privileges across the entire platform, including user management and system settings?

Easy
27

What is the primary function of the Cortex XSOAR Content Pack mechanism?

Easy
28

Which TWO tasks are typically performed during routine Cortex XSOAR platform maintenance? (Choose two)

Easy
29

An administrator configures multi-tenant architecture in Cortex XSOAR. Which component is responsible for isolating incidents, playbooks, and integrations between different child tenants?

Hard
30

Which TWO locations or methods can an administrator use to check the currently installed Cortex XSOAR server version? (Choose two)

Easy
31

An administrator needs to import a bundle of custom content (playbooks, scripts, layouts) exported from a development environment into a production Cortex XSOAR instance. Which feature should be used?

Medium
32

Which THREE parameters can be adjusted in the Cortex XSOAR Server Configuration to manage incident ingestion flow and prevent system overload during a major security alert storm? (Choose three)

Medium
33

When planning a multi-tenant Cortex XSOAR deployment, which THREE design considerations must an administrator evaluate? (Choose three)

Medium
34

You are configuring SAML 2.0 Single Sign-On (SSO) for Cortex XSOAR authentication. Users report that they receive a 'Signature Validation Failed' error upon logging in. What is the most likely cause of this error?

Hard
35

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?

Hard
36

An administrator is troubleshooting an issue where Cortex XSOAR is unable to pull Docker images from a private container registry during integration execution. Where are private registry authentication credentials configured in Cortex XSOAR?

Hard
37

An administrator needs to restrict access to a specific sensitive integration instance so that only members of the Tier 2 SOC team can execute commands using it. How can this be accomplished?

Medium
38

Which command is used to restart the Cortex XSOAR server service on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) installation?

Easy
39

An administrator is deploying Cortex XSOAR in a high-availability environment. Which database architecture is natively utilized and required for Cortex XSOAR server clustering?

Easy
40

An administrator needs to ensure that Cortex XSOAR audit logs and incident data are securely archived for compliance purposes. Which THREE mechanisms or practices are recommended for long-term data management in Cortex XSOAR? (Choose three)

Hard

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Planning Installation And Maintenance questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.
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