SD-WAN-Engineer Practice Test 6 — 10 Questions

Question 1

To ensure high availability, you are implementing Active-Active gateway deployment at a large branch. What is required for this to work correctly?

Accepted Answer

A dedicated Layer 2 heart-beat link between gateways. Active-Active deployment requires synchronization between the gateways, typically via a heartbeat link.

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A separate management network

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Separate WAN links for each gateway

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Static IP addresses on all interfaces

Question 2

A site has two ISPs. Traffic is only using one. What is the best way to verify if both paths are available?

Accepted Answer

Check Path Quality dashboard. The Path Quality dashboard displays the health status of all defined paths.

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Ping from the LAN

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Review firewall rules

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Check the BGP summary

Question 3

You are verifying the status of a Service Connection between a branch ION and Prisma Access. Which command or dashboard view provides the most accurate status of the tunnel reachability?

Accepted Answer

The Controller Service Connection Status Dashboard. The Prisma SD-WAN Controller dashboard provides a clear Service Connection status widget that shows tunnel up/down state.

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The ION device hardware health tab

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The local device ARP table

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The cloud provider logs

Question 4

A site deployment requires specific traffic to be exempted from the SD-WAN optimization process to ensure compatibility with a legacy application. Which policy should be updated?

Accepted Answer

Application Policy. Application Policy rules allow you to specify traffic types that should bypass optimization.

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NAT Policy

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Security Policy

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Interface Policy

Question 5

You want to audit who changed a policy on the Controller. Where is this information logged?

Accepted Answer

Controller Audit Logs. The Audit logs record all administrative actions, including policy changes.

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Performance Monitoring

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Security Policy Hits

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System Event Logs

Question 6

Which criteria can be used to steer traffic in a Performance Routing policy? (Choose TWO)

Accepted Answer

Packet Loss. Latency and packet loss are key metrics used to determine the best path in PFR.

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Time of day

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Device serial number

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User's physical weight

Question 7

Where do you view the history of configuration changes pushed to an ION device?

Accepted Answer

Audit Logs. The audit log records all configuration modifications and administrative actions.

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Error Reports

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Event Viewer

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System Logs

Question 8

Which are valid methods to connect a branch to the SD-WAN fabric? (Choose TWO)

Accepted Answer

Virtual Gateway (vGateway). Using a dedicated SD-WAN appliance or a virtual gateway are both supported methods.

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A simple hub

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A standard home router without SD-WAN software

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A physical bridge only

Question 9

Which log is used to view denied traffic attempts?

Accepted Answer

Security Logs. Security logs capture events related to security policies, including denies.

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Flow Logs

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Audit Logs

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System Logs

Question 10

Which dashboard is most useful for identifying top bandwidth consumers in the network?

Accepted Answer

Application/Flow Monitoring. The App/Flow dashboard identifies top applications and users by bandwidth.

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Path Quality

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System Health

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Security Events