XSIAM-Engineer Planning And Installation Practice Question
An administrator is preparing to deploy the Cortex XDR agent on Windows workstations via an Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO). Which file format must the administrator download from the XSIAM console for this deployment method?
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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.msi
Active Directory GPO software installation deployments require an MSI (Microsoft Installer) package format.
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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.exe
Why it's wrong here
.exe installers are typically used for manual or script-based installations requiring interactive prompts or command-line switches.
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.tar.gz
Why it's wrong here
.tar.gz archives are used for Linux package distributions, not Windows GPO deployments.
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.msi
Why this is correct
Active Directory GPO natively supports deploying software packages packaged in .msi format.
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.ova
Why it's wrong here
.ova is a virtual appliance template format used for deploying virtual machines like the Broker VM.
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