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# Navigate the Cortex XSOAR 8.12 On-prem docs

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### Learn about Cortex XSOAR

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Topic</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-play">:play:</i> Get Started with Cortex XSOAR</td><td><a href="/pages/h4cKVoTXSRpGQOjpxrI9">/pages/h4cKVoTXSRpGQOjpxrI9</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-id-card">:id-card:</i> Understand Cortex XSOAR licenses</td><td><a href="/pages/MNOx59lVgkTywX7EOsQ7">/pages/MNOx59lVgkTywX7EOsQ7</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Onboard Cortex XSOAR

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Topic</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-clipboard-list">:clipboard-list:</i> Plan your deployment</td><td><a href="/pages/bMP9y1o7fGEDaQhAbHhw">/pages/bMP9y1o7fGEDaQhAbHhw</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-list-check">:list-check:</i> Deployment steps</td><td><a href="/pages/htrcSYZ57lwdCTxgW7vF">/pages/htrcSYZ57lwdCTxgW7vF</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-circle-check">:circle-check:</i> Post deployment</td><td><a href="/pages/u3oMRALmBY0xG79J6Czb">/pages/u3oMRALmBY0xG79J6Czb</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Install Cortex XSOAR

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Topic</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-download">:download:</i> How to install Cortex XSOAR</td><td><a href="/pages/kZDfumZ50cQUzNy3khme">/pages/kZDfumZ50cQUzNy3khme</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-shield-halved">:shield-halved:</i> High Availability for Cortex XSOAR</td><td><a href="/pages/qyzAmihFrEfQ1REvrPUI">/pages/qyzAmihFrEfQ1REvrPUI</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-scale-balanced">:scale-balanced:</i> Load balancing for Cortex XSOAR</td><td><a href="/pages/3aPT8O6NXutRS0rjXJDZ">/pages/3aPT8O6NXutRS0rjXJDZ</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-server">:server:</i> System Requirements</td><td><a href="/pages/tMDmooRUuNhv05I3YHOO">/pages/tMDmooRUuNhv05I3YHOO</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-aws">:aws:</i> Install Cortex XSOAR on a VM deployed on AWS</td><td><a href="/pages/eVyMG2HnjHHb5QEzS3TK">/pages/eVyMG2HnjHHb5QEzS3TK</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-cloud">:cloud:</i> Install Cortex XSOAR on a VM deployed on OCI</td><td><a href="/pages/9xubcqMU3DGRA6T24MyL">/pages/9xubcqMU3DGRA6T24MyL</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-windows">:windows:</i> Install Cortex XSOAR on a VM deployed on Hyper-V</td><td><a href="/pages/FXeJ4pRqWUmfq06GTra9">/pages/FXeJ4pRqWUmfq06GTra9</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-cloud">:cloud:</i> Install Cortex XSOAR on a VM deployed on VSphere</td><td><a href="/pages/cWAJKBENU0Y3yk1fyH0L">/pages/cWAJKBENU0Y3yk1fyH0L</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-terminal">:terminal:</i> Install Cortex XSOAR on a VM deployed on KVM</td><td><a href="/pages/z6vArEsxT7bMtXz9Cbq7">/pages/z6vArEsxT7bMtXz9Cbq7</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-circle-check">:circle-check:</i> Post-installation</td><td><a href="/pages/SgQPX3nUWFuw5oUFWMLB">/pages/SgQPX3nUWFuw5oUFWMLB</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-bug">:bug:</i> Troubleshoot your installation</td><td><a href="/pages/ttcgeDQ4rsZQxrZogocf">/pages/ttcgeDQ4rsZQxrZogocf</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-arrows-rotate">:arrows-rotate:</i> Update Cortex XSOAR</td><td><a href="/pages/a1HyRakCBUptjPVbzjgK">/pages/a1HyRakCBUptjPVbzjgK</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Back up and Restore Cortex XSOAR

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Topic</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-hard-drive">:hard-drive:</i> Back up and Restore Cortex XSOAR</td><td><a href="/pages/6pio27iQuctDPb71gmSg">/pages/6pio27iQuctDPb71gmSg</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-box">:box:</i> Set up access to an external storage</td><td><a href="/pages/qj82Frfyz5at2iFioSPl">/pages/qj82Frfyz5at2iFioSPl</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-cloud-arrow-up">:cloud-arrow-up:</i> Back up data</td><td><a href="/pages/kAL0mycQMqQ1NpwKJZER">/pages/kAL0mycQMqQ1NpwKJZER</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-clock-rotate-left">:clock-rotate-left:</i> Restore data</td><td><a href="/pages/sew4BqANbE67QkpUxl5Z">/pages/sew4BqANbE67QkpUxl5Z</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Configure Cortex XSOAR

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Topic</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-server">:server:</i> Engines</td><td><a href="/pages/drLBNwbgh0GL0aZ1vaHW">/pages/drLBNwbgh0GL0aZ1vaHW</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-code-branch">:code-branch:</i> Remote Repository Management</td><td><a href="/pages/fr09PjIeRzhlnLxifHDy">/pages/fr09PjIeRzhlnLxifHDy</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-users">:users:</i> Users and Roles Management</td><td><a href="/pages/LqCRArlypacTs1ra64QE">/pages/LqCRArlypacTs1ra64QE</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-store">:store:</i> Marketplace</td><td><a href="/pages/5gaBueMtgUYVDsbGoqzL">/pages/5gaBueMtgUYVDsbGoqzL</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-plug">:plug:</i> Integrations</td><td><a href="/pages/CzBQCxwHdDnSnEqxUqoC">/pages/CzBQCxwHdDnSnEqxUqoC</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-gear">:gear:</i> Incident configuration</td><td><a href="/pages/tXrVnVOp1jmjvATqrVME">/pages/tXrVnVOp1jmjvATqrVME</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-diagram-project">:diagram-project:</i> Playbooks</td><td><a href="/pages/jEzYPs3wT6j2ArjahnIj">/pages/jEzYPs3wT6j2ArjahnIj</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-list">:list:</i> Lists</td><td><a href="/pages/QLw9vXFfpE0L1uRKGb0X">/pages/QLw9vXFfpE0L1uRKGb0X</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-clock">:clock:</i> Jobs</td><td><a href="/pages/cTyAlNVhjnT0EKD2M2N9">/pages/cTyAlNVhjnT0EKD2M2N9</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-stopwatch">:stopwatch:</i> SLAs</td><td><a href="/pages/xU6MPBeeS26bClkHP2Sm">/pages/xU6MPBeeS26bClkHP2Sm</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-chart-line">:chart-line:</i> Dashboards and Reports</td><td><a href="/pages/aLW9vPhZ0q0FRQOlVemG">/pages/aLW9vPhZ0q0FRQOlVemG</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Investigate and Respond to Threats

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Topic</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-magnifying-glass">:magnifying-glass:</i> Incidents and indicators investigation</td><td><a href="/pages/c3XjK75n25KCK9y2ab4L">/pages/c3XjK75n25KCK9y2ab4L</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-shield-halved">:shield-halved:</i> Threat Intel Management</td><td><a href="/pages/TrO2IDeZJdb31t7O0XPO">/pages/TrO2IDeZJdb31t7O0XPO</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Troubleshoot and Reference

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Topic</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-screwdriver-wrench">:screwdriver-wrench:</i> Troubleshoot Cortex XSOAR</td><td><a href="/pages/cjQmYO5mUFyoITKxrJYB">/pages/cjQmYO5mUFyoITKxrJYB</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-book">:book:</i> Reference Docs</td><td><a href="/pages/ysu78LNAtgdYLoFLgMVC">/pages/ysu78LNAtgdYLoFLgMVC</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-calendar-days">:calendar-days:</i> Product support lifecycle</td><td><a href="/pages/UmpKkXN0RjSbzpNgmwVH">/pages/UmpKkXN0RjSbzpNgmwVH</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-server">:server:</i> Server Configurations</td><td><a href="/pages/P3jsPDzIMTSjiDDMiszc">/pages/P3jsPDzIMTSjiDDMiszc</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Multi-Tenant

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Topic</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-rocket">:rocket:</i> Onboard Cortex XSOAR multi-tenant</td><td><a href="/pages/iCdD4xwIiXNNBtyYVvjo">/pages/iCdD4xwIiXNNBtyYVvjo</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-people-group">:people-group:</i> Child tenant management</td><td><a href="/pages/Iu7JRW7arMityr8dSOVg">/pages/Iu7JRW7arMityr8dSOVg</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-file-shield">:file-shield:</i> Incident management on the main tenant</td><td><a href="/pages/fGNqHkqpCPWzipcW4P1q">/pages/fGNqHkqpCPWzipcW4P1q</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-chart-pie">:chart-pie:</i> Indicator management on the main tenant</td><td><a href="/pages/6y9zuqwzSVikZ2SPmJCK">/pages/6y9zuqwzSVikZ2SPmJCK</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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