300-420 Question 229
Single answerA large enterprise is deploying Cisco SD-WAN across its global network. The IT team needs to ensure proper separation of functions across the orchestration plane, management plane, control plane, and data plane. Which component of the Cisco SD-WAN architecture is responsible for securely onboarding WAN Edge devices and ensuring they can locate and connect to the controllers?
- A
vManage
- B
vSmart
- C
vBond
- D
WAN Edge Router
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
In the Cisco SD-WAN architecture, vBond acts as the orchestration plane component and plays a critical role in the secure onboarding and provisioning of WAN Edge devices. It authenticates the devices and establishes secure communication channels to the vManage and vSmart controllers, ensuring seamless integration into the SD-WAN fabric.
- A. Incorrect.
vManage is the management plane component responsible for centralized configuration, monitoring, and policy management but does not handle onboarding of devices.
- B. Incorrect.
vSmart is the control plane component responsible for policy distribution and route control but is not involved in the onboarding process.
- C. Correct.
vBond is the orchestration plane component responsible for securely onboarding WAN Edge devices, authenticating them, and helping them locate the other controllers.
- D. Incorrect.
WAN Edge Router is part of the data plane and is the device being onboarded, not the component responsible for onboarding.