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CCNP Practice Question: Which two statements about SD-WAN control plane…
Which two statements about SD-WAN control plane components are true? (Choose two.)
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Why each option matters
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The vSmart controller is responsible for distributing OMP routes and policies to all edge devices in the SD-WAN fabric.
The vSmart controller is the centralized control plane that distributes OMP routes and policies, while the vBond orchestrator handles authentication and NAT traversal. vManage is the management plane, not a control plane component. vEdge and cEdge are data plane devices. The OMP protocol runs between vSmart and edge devices, not between vManage and vSmart.
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The vSmart controller is responsible for distributing OMP routes and policies to all edge devices in the SD-WAN fabric.
Why this is correct
Correct because vSmart is the centralized control plane that uses OMP to advertise routes and apply policies.
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The vBond orchestrator is responsible for authenticating and onboarding vEdge and cEdge routers into the SD-WAN overlay.
Why this is correct
Correct because vBond provides NAT traversal and initial authentication, and directs devices to vManage and vSmart.
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The vManage controller is the primary control plane component that establishes OMP sessions with all edge routers.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because vManage is the management plane (NMS), not a control plane; OMP sessions are between vSmart and edge devices.
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vEdge and cEdge routers are both control plane devices that participate in OMP route exchange.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because vEdge and cEdge are data plane devices; they do run OMP but are not control plane components.
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The OMP protocol runs between vManage and vSmart to exchange routing information and policy updates.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because OMP runs between vSmart and edge devices (vEdge/cEdge), not between vManage and vSmart.
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Last reviewed: Jun 18, 2026
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