> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management.md).

# Data Management

- [Broker VM](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm.md)
- [What is the Broker VM?](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/what-is-the-broker-vm.md)
- [Set up and configure Broker VM](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm.md)
- [Broker VM image installations](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations.md)
- [Set up Broker VM on Alibaba Cloud](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations/set-up-broker-vm-on-alibaba-cloud.md)
- [Set up Broker VM on Amazon Web Services](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations/set-up-broker-vm-on-amazon-web-services.md)
- [Set up Broker VM on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations/set-up-broker-vm-on-google-cloud-platform-gcp.md)
- [Set up Broker VM on KVM using Ubuntu](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations/set-up-broker-vm-on-kvm-using-ubuntu.md)
- [Set up Broker VM on Microsoft Azure](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations/set-up-broker-vm-on-microsoft-azure.md)
- [Set up Broker VM on Microsoft Hyper-V](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations/set-up-broker-vm-on-microsoft-hyper-v.md)
- [Set up Broker VM on Nutanix Hypervisor](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations/set-up-broker-vm-on-nutanix-hypervisor.md)
- [Set up Broker VM on VMware ESXi using vSphere Client](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-image-installations/set-up-broker-vm-on-vmware-esxi-using-vsphere-client.md)
- [Broker VM data collector applets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/set-up-and-configure-broker-vm/broker-vm-data-collector-applets.md)
- [Manage Broker VM](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm.md)
- [Edit Broker VM Configuration](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/edit-broker-vm-configuration.md)
- [Increase Broker VM storage allocated for data caching](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/increase-broker-vm-storage-allocated-for-data-caching.md)
- [Monitor Broker VM using Prometheus](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/monitor-broker-vm-using-prometheus.md)
- [Collect Broker VM Logs](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/collect-broker-vm-logs.md)
- [Upgrade Broker VM](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/upgrade-broker-vm.md)
- [Update Broker VM applets independently](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/update-broker-vm-applets-independently.md)
- [Import Broker VM Configuration](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/import-broker-vm-configuration.md)
- [Open Live Terminal](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/open-live-terminal.md)
- [Add Broker VM to cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/add-broker-vm-to-cluster.md)
- [Switchover Primary Node in Cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/switchover-primary-node-in-cluster.md)
- [Remove from Cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm/remove-from-cluster.md)
- [Manage Broker VM data collector applets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/manage-broker-vm-data-collector-applets.md)
- [Broker VM High Availability Cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-high-availability-cluster.md)
- [Configure High Availability Cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-high-availability-cluster/configure-high-availability-cluster.md)
- [Manage Broker VM clusters](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-high-availability-cluster/manage-broker-vm-clusters.md)
- [View cluster details](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-high-availability-cluster/manage-broker-vm-clusters/view-cluster-details.md)
- [Edit cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-high-availability-cluster/manage-broker-vm-clusters/edit-cluster.md)
- [Add applet to cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-high-availability-cluster/manage-broker-vm-clusters/add-applet-to-cluster.md)
- [Add Broker VM to cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-high-availability-cluster/manage-broker-vm-clusters/add-broker-vm-to-cluster.md)
- [Remove cluster](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-high-availability-cluster/manage-broker-vm-clusters/remove-cluster.md)
- [Broker VM notifications](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/broker-vm-notifications.md)
- [Monitor Broker VM activity](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/monitor-broker-vm-activity.md)
- [Troubleshoot Broker VM applet errors](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/broker-vm/troubleshoot-broker-vm-applet-errors.md)
- [Dataset management](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/dataset-management.md): Learn more about managing your datasets and understanding your overall data storage, period-based retention.
- [What are datasets?](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/dataset-management/what-are-datasets.md): Learn how to import, delete, and interact with custom or third-party datasets in Cortex Cloud.
- [Lookup datasets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/dataset-management/lookup-datasets.md): Learn more about lookup datasets to correlate data from a data source with events in your environment.
- [Import a lookup dataset](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/dataset-management/lookup-datasets/import-a-lookup-dataset.md)
- [Download JSON file of lookup dataset](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/dataset-management/lookup-datasets/download-json-file-of-lookup-dataset.md)
- [Set time to live for lookup datasets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/dataset-management/lookup-datasets/set-time-to-live-for-lookup-datasets.md)
- [Monitor datasets and dataset views activity](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/dataset-management/monitor-datasets-and-dataset-views-activity.md): Learn more about the monitored Cortex Cloud datasets and dataset views activities.
- [Manage Event Forwarding](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/manage-event-forwarding.md): Save your ingested, parsed data in an external location by exporting your event logs to a temporary GCP storage bucket.
- [Upload to a temporary GCP storage bucket](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/manage-event-forwarding/upload-to-a-temporary-gcp-storage-bucket.md): Save your ingested, parsed data in an external location by exporting your event logs to a temporary GCP storage bucket.
- [Endpoints Event Forwarding - included/excluded fields by event type](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/manage-event-forwarding/endpoints-event-forwarding-includedexcluded-fields-by-event-type.md): Learn more about the included/excluded fields by event type for Endpoint Event Forwarding in Cortex Cloud.
- [Manage compute units](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/manage-compute-units.md): Learn more about managing and tracking your compute units usage for API and Cold Storage XQL queries.
- [Compute units usage](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/data-management/manage-compute-units/compute-units-usage.md): Learn more about how to compute units CU) works according to your license and available options after reaching your quota.


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