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# About Cortex XDR Collector content updates

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### Notice

Ingestion of logs and data requires a Cortex XDR Pro per GB license.
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To quickly resolve any issues in policy, Palo Alto Networks can seamlessly deliver software packages for Cortex XDR called content updates. Content updates for XDR Collectors contain changes or updates to the Elasticsearch Filebeat infrastructure or the Elasticsearch\* Winlogbeat infrastructure.

When a new update is available, Cortex XDR notifies the XDR Collectors. The XDR Collectors then randomly choose a time within a six-hour window during which they retrieve the content update from Cortex XDR.


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