300-415 Question 82
Select 3A company is deploying a Cisco SD-WAN solution and wants to host its vManage, vBond, and vSmart controllers. They have a hybrid hosting strategy, leveraging their on-premise private infrastructure for critical systems and a public cloud provider for scalability. Which of the following considerations are valid when deciding where to host these controllers?
- A
vManage can be hosted on-premise for better control over critical data and management tasks.
- B
vBond should be hosted in a public cloud to ensure global scalability and accessibility.
- C
vSmart must always be hosted on-premise to minimize latency in the private network.
- D
vBond and vSmart can be hosted in the same environment to simplify inter-controller communication.
- E
Public cloud hosting of vManage is not supported in Cisco SD-WAN.
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
When deploying Cisco SD-WAN controllers, considerations for hosting platforms should align with the specific requirements of the organization. vManage is often hosted on-premise for control over management tasks and critical data, while vBond is commonly hosted in a public cloud for scalability and accessibility. vSmart can be hosted in either environment, and placing it in the same environment as vBond simplifies their communication. Public cloud hosting of vManage is supported, so claiming otherwise is incorrect.
- A. Correct.
vManage can indeed be hosted on-premise to provide better control over management and critical data, which aligns with the company's requirement for on-premise hosting of critical systems.
- B. Correct.
vBond is typically hosted in a public cloud to provide global scalability and accessibility, as it is responsible for orchestrating secure connections between devices.
- C. Incorrect.
vSmart does not need to be hosted on-premise; it can be hosted in either public or private environments depending on the design requirements. This statement is incorrect as it mandates on-premise hosting without considering flexibility.
- D. Correct.
Hosting vBond and vSmart in the same environment simplifies their communication and is a valid design consideration.
- E. Incorrect.
Public cloud hosting of vManage is supported in Cisco SD-WAN, so this statement is incorrect.