CheckPoint 156-587 Exam - Topic 9 Question 23 Discussion

Actual exam question for CheckPoint's 156-587 exam

Question #: 23
Topic #: 9

Which of the following file is commonly associated with troubleshooting crashes on a system such as the Security Gateway?

Atcpdump

Bcore dump

Cfw monitor

DCPMIL dump

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Suggested Answer: B

When troubleshooting crashes on a Security Gateway (or any Linux-based system), the file type that is typically generated and used for in-depth analysis is a core dump.

A core dump captures the memory state of a process at the time it crashed and is critical for root-cause analysis.

Other options:

A . tcpdump: A packet capture file, not a crash-related file.

C . fw monitor: A Check Point packet capture tool, but not for crash debugging.

D . CPMIL dump: Not a common or standard crash dump reference in Check Point.

by Alba at Mar 09, 2026, 05:00 AM

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Alexis

3 days ago

Core dump is right, but fw monitor is also useful for troubleshooting!

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Lynna

8 days ago

I thought tcpdump was for network issues, not crashes?

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Latia

13 days ago

Definitely B) core dump. It's the go-to for crash analysis.

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Shayne

18 days ago

I vaguely remember something about CPMIL dumps, but I can't connect it to troubleshooting crashes like the core dump does.

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Rory

24 days ago

I have a feeling that fw monitor might be related to monitoring traffic, but I can't recall if it helps with crashes.

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Gerri

29 days ago

I remember practicing with similar questions, and I think tcpdump is more for network traffic analysis, not crashes.

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Bette

1 month ago

I think the core dump file is the one we look at for crash analysis, but I'm not entirely sure.

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