Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE)Cortex XSOAR FundamentalsEasy
A security operations center (SOC) manager is planning a Cortex XSOAR deployment for a medium-sized enterprise. The manager's primary concern is ensuring that the XSOAR instance can continue to process incidents and automations even if the primary server fails. Which architectural component directly addresses this requirement by providing redundancy and seamless failover capabilities?
- AIndexer
- BDatabase Sharding
- CEngine
- DActive/Passive Cluster
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Correct answer: D. Active/Passive Cluster
An Active/Passive Cluster configuration is designed to provide high availability by having a standby server ready to take over operations immediately if the primary server fails, ensuring continuous service.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Indexers are used for search performance and data retention, not for core server redundancy.
- B. Database sharding is a scaling technique for databases, not a high availability mechanism for the XSOAR application server.
- C. Engines extend automation capabilities to remote networks but do not provide redundancy for the XSOAR server itself.
Cortex XSOAR Active/Passive Cluster
A high availability configuration where one XSOAR server (active) handles all operations, and another (passive) stands by to take over automatically upon failure.
- Ensures continuous operation
- Automatic failover
- Requires shared storage for database
Memory trick: Always Be Ready for Failover!