Which script can detemine which QRadar process is consuming the most resources?

Question

Options

• A/opt/ibm/si/diagnostiq
• B/opt/qradar/support/threadTop.sh
• C/opt/qradar/bin/threadTop.sh
• D/opt/qradar/conf/threadTop.sh

• A
  9% (4)
• B
  72% (34)
• C
  15% (7)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

/opt/qradar/support/threadTop.sh is the correct script path because IBM QRadar places its diagnostic and support utilities under the /opt/qradar/support/ directory, and threadTop.sh is the purpose-built tool that shows a real-time view of which QRadar processes and threads are consuming the most CPU and memory resources.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (/opt/ibm/si/diagnostiq) - This path follows an older IBM Security Intelligence directory convention and does not correspond to a real QRadar resource-monitoring script.
• C (/opt/qradar/bin/threadTop.sh) - The /opt/qradar/bin/ directory holds QRadar executables and binaries, not support/diagnostic scripts; threadTop.sh does not live there.
• D (/opt/qradar/conf/threadTop.sh) - The /opt/qradar/conf/ directory is for configuration files, not executable scripts of any kind.

Memory tip: Think "Support scripts go in Support" - the /opt/qradar/**support**/ directory is where IBM bundles troubleshooting and diagnostic shell scripts like threadTop.sh, making it the logical home for any tool you'd call when something is wrong with QRadar performance.

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