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Planning Installation And Maintenance
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- ▸Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
- ▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
- ▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.
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Which TWO actions should an administrator perform before executing a major version upgrade of Cortex XSOAR in a production environment? (Choose two)
Easy2Which TWO methods are supported for authenticating API clients (such as SIEMs or custom scripts) connecting to the Cortex XSOAR REST API? (Choose two)
Easy3An 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?
Medium4An 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?
Medium5An 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)
Hard6Where should an administrator look to review historical logs regarding integration execution errors and API timeouts in Cortex XSOAR?
Easy7Which TWO configuration steps are required when setting up a Cortex XSOAR Engine to communicate with the primary server through a load balancer? (Choose two)
Medium8An 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?
Hard9What is the primary purpose of deploying a Cortex XSOAR Engine?
Easy10What is the purpose of the Cortex XSOAR Health Check integration?
Easy11You 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?
Medium12An 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?
Hard13An administrator needs to perform a zero-downtime upgrade of a Cortex XSOAR multinode high-availability deployment. In what order should the components be updated?
Hard14An 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)?
Hard15During 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?
Hard16An 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?
Medium17Where can an administrator view the currently active Docker image versions used by integrations in Cortex XSOAR?
Easy18An 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?
Medium19Which log file on a Linux-based Cortex XSOAR server contains the primary application runtime logs (stdout/stderr of the server process)?
Easy20An 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?
Medium21You 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?
Medium22An 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)
Hard23Which THREE configuration settings can be customized in the Cortex XSOAR server configuration file (or Server Configuration UI) to tune system behavior? (Choose three)
Medium24An 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)
Hard25An 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?
Medium26Which role in Cortex XSOAR has full administrative privileges across the entire platform, including user management and system settings?
Easy27What is the primary function of the Cortex XSOAR Content Pack mechanism?
Easy28Which TWO tasks are typically performed during routine Cortex XSOAR platform maintenance? (Choose two)
Easy29An administrator configures multi-tenant architecture in Cortex XSOAR. Which component is responsible for isolating incidents, playbooks, and integrations between different child tenants?
Hard30Which TWO locations or methods can an administrator use to check the currently installed Cortex XSOAR server version? (Choose two)
Easy31An 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?
Medium32Which 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)
Medium33When planning a multi-tenant Cortex XSOAR deployment, which THREE design considerations must an administrator evaluate? (Choose three)
Medium34You 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?
Hard35An 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?
Hard36An 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?
Hard37An 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?
Medium38Which command is used to restart the Cortex XSOAR server service on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) installation?
Easy39An administrator is deploying Cortex XSOAR in a high-availability environment. Which database architecture is natively utilized and required for Cortex XSOAR server clustering?
Easy40An 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)
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