1.3 Explain the Process of Planning and Managing a Dev/prod Deployment XSOAR-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–23

1. 21application · medium

   An organization is planning a major XSOAR upgrade. They have a dev environment but it is not identical to production in terms of integrations and data. What should they do to reduce the risk of the upgrade?

   • ASkip the upgrade until the dev environment is exactly identical to production, even if it takes months.
   • BMake the dev environment as close to production as possible, including integrations and sample data, then test the upgrade there.
   • CUpgrade production first and then use the lessons learned to upgrade dev.
   • DUpgrade production directly and rely on the vendor's upgrade documentation.
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2. 22application · medium

   A company uses a dev XSOAR environment to develop a new custom playbook. After testing, they need to move it to production. They also want to keep a history of changes and be able to revert if issues arise. Which process should they use?

   • ARecreate the playbook manually in production by copying the code from the dev instance.
   • BUse the 'Sync to Production' button in the dev instance, which automatically pushes all changes and maintains version history.
   • CStore the playbook in a version control system, then use the XSOAR content management tools to deploy it to production.
   • DExport the playbook from dev and import it directly into production, then manually note the change in a shared spreadsheet.
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3. 23foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of a rollback strategy in an XSOAR maintenance or upgrade plan?

   • ATo eliminate the need for testing
   • BTo automatically apply future upgrades
   • CTo speed up the upgrade process
   • DTo restore the previous working state if the upgrade fails or causes issues
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