Which two options describe the expected results when centralized policy, virus, and outbreak quarantines are disabled on the Cisco Email Security Appliance? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• AThe Cisco ESA must be rebooted.
• BNew messages sent to the quarantine are immediately sent to local quarantines
• CThe Cisco ESA stops accepting new messages.
• DLocal quarantines are enabled automatically.
• EThe quarantine process must be restarted.

• A
  17% (5)
• B
  72% (21)
• C
  7% (2)
• E
  3% (1)

Explanation

When centralized quarantines are disabled on a Cisco ESA, the appliance does not halt or require intervention - it seamlessly falls back to local quarantine handling. Option B is correct because any new messages that would have been routed to the centralized (SMA-managed) quarantine are automatically redirected to the ESA's local quarantines instead. Option D is correct because local quarantines are enabled automatically as part of this fallback - the ESA ensures quarantine functionality remains available without administrator action.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A & E are wrong because disabling centralized quarantines is a configuration state change, not a service disruption - no reboot or process restart is needed.
• C is wrong because the ESA continues accepting and processing messages normally; only the quarantine destination changes, not message flow.

Memory tip: Think of it as a GPS reroute - when the highway (centralized quarantine) is closed, traffic automatically takes the local road (local quarantine). The car keeps moving; it never stops.

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