300-415 Question 2
Single answerAn enterprise is designing its SD-WAN architecture and wants to ensure centralized control for policy management and orchestration. Which component of the Cisco SD-WAN solution is responsible for these functions?
- A
vManage
- B
vSmart
- C
vBond
- D
Edge Router
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The vManage component is the centralized management entity in the Cisco SD-WAN architecture. It handles policy creation, configuration management, and network monitoring, ensuring a unified and simplified management experience for the entire SD-WAN deployment. Other components like vSmart and vBond have specific roles but do not provide centralized control or orchestration.
- A. Correct.
vManage is the centralized management and orchestration component of the Cisco SD-WAN solution. It is responsible for policy management, configuration, and monitoring.
- B. Incorrect.
vSmart acts as the control plane in the SD-WAN architecture, but it is primarily responsible for enforcing policies and distributing routes, not centralized management.
- C. Incorrect.
vBond facilitates initial control plane connectivity and authentication between devices but does not handle centralized management or policy orchestration.
- D. Incorrect.
Edge Routers (vEdge or cEdge) are data plane devices that forward traffic but do not manage or orchestrate policies.