Correct answer & explanation
✓vManage: Centralized management, monitoring, and configuration of the SD-WAN fabric
vManage provides centralized management and monitoring; vSmart is the control plane controller that distributes routing and policy; vBond handles authentication and orchestration of the overlay network.
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Variation 1. Drag and drop each SD-WAN controller on the left to its matching function on the right.
medium- ✓ P1.vManage: Centralized management, monitoring, and GUI dashboard
- ✓ P2.vSmart: Control plane policy distribution and OMP route propagation
- ✓ P3.vBond: First point of contact for device authentication and NAT discovery
- ✓ P4.vEdge: WAN edge router running Viptela OS
- ✓ P5.cEdge: WAN edge router running IOS-XE with SD-WAN features
Why P1: vManage provides centralized management and monitoring; vSmart distributes control plane policies and OMP routes; vBond authenticates and orchestrates initial device onboarding and NAT traversal.