NSE7 Advanced Networking and SD-WAN Practice Question
A FortiGate has two WAN interfaces configured as SD-WAN members. The administrator wants traffic to specific destination IP addresses to use a particular member. Which SD-WAN configuration object should be used to achieve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse Performance SLA with the actual traffic-steering mechanism, thinking that a Performance SLA object alone can direct traffic to a specific member, when in fact it only provides link quality data that must be referenced by an SD-WAN rule to influence path selection.
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SD-WAN rule
SD-WAN rules are the correct configuration object because they allow you to define policy-based forwarding (PBF) criteria, such as source/destination IP addresses, to steer traffic to a specific SD-WAN member interface. Unlike static routes, SD-WAN rules evaluate traffic against match conditions and then apply an explicit action to use a designated member or strategy, making them the precise tool for this requirement.
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SD-WAN rule
Why this is correct
SD-WAN rules define which traffic goes to which member based on matching criteria.
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Route map
Why it's wrong here
Route maps are for route redistribution, not SD-WAN forwarding.
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Prefix list
Why it's wrong here
Prefix lists match routes, not traffic forwarding decisions.
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Performance SLA
Why it's wrong here
Performance SLA defines the thresholds for link quality, not traffic forwarding.
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