What is the purpose of creating firewall logs in Pensando PSM?

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Options

• ATo enhance QoS performance
• BTo monitor security-related events
• CTo optimize bandwidth allocation
• DTo simplify VLAN configuration

• B
  95% (35)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Firewall logs in Pensando PSM (Policy and Services Manager) exist to capture and record security-related network events - such as allowed or denied traffic flows, policy matches, and threat activity - giving administrators visibility into what is happening at the network security layer. This makes B correct, as logging is fundamentally a security observability tool, not a performance or configuration mechanism.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (QoS performance): QoS is managed through traffic prioritization policies, not logs - logs are passive records, not active tuning mechanisms.
• C (bandwidth allocation): Bandwidth is governed by traffic shaping and rate-limiting policies; firewall logs track security events, not resource allocation.
• D (VLAN configuration): VLANs are a Layer 2 segmentation concern handled separately from firewall policy logging.

Memory tip: Think of firewall logs as a security journal - every time a rule is triggered, the PSM writes it down so you can audit who knocked on the door and whether they were let in. Security = logs; performance/config = different tools entirely.

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