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Deployment And Configuration

This domain covers deploying and configuring Prisma SD-WAN: onboarding ION devices, building Sites, defining Policies, and verifying overlay tunnels. Questions present branch scenarios with mixed WAN circuits and ask which objects, actions, or commands accomplish the design goal, so you must know configuration elements and verification steps rather than just concepts.

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What to know about Deployment And Configuration

You must configure Prisma SD-WAN Sites, Policies, and ION devices for branch deployments, then verify overlay tunnels. The key is correctly mapping design intent, such as LTE as standby only, to the right Policy and Site objects and confirming tunnel health after deployment.

Prisma SD-WAN Policy object actions, including path selection, QoS, and traffic steering rules

Site configuration items such as WAN interfaces, LAN networks, and device assignments

Verifying SD-WAN overlay tunnel status via the controller UI or CLI commands

Branch ION deployment with primary fiber and secondary LTE circuit failover behavior

Watch out for

Common Deployment And Configuration exam traps

  • ▸Confusing Policy actions with Site settings, so candidates pick interface or circuit options when the question asks about Policy behavior.
  • ▸Assuming the LTE backup link carries traffic by default instead of only when the primary path fails or degrades.
  • ▸Forgetting that overlay tunnel verification requires checking both controller status and device-level tunnel state, not just link up/down.

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All Deployment And Configuration questions (62)

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1

You need to ensure that traffic from a specific subnet is placed into a unique VRF. How is this achieved?

Medium
2

What is the purpose of 'Bandwidth Groups' in Prisma SD-WAN?

Medium
3

A branch ION device is being deployed with a single WAN circuit that is provisioned as a DHCP client. The engineer needs the device to be reachable from the corporate management system for ongoing monitoring, but the ISP does not offer a static IP. Which configuration should the engineer apply on the ION device to meet this requirement?

Easy
4

A network administrator is configuring a Prisma SD-WAN branch ION device that will connect to the internet via a single ISP link. The administrator needs to ensure that the device can establish a secure control plane connection to the Prisma SD-WAN controller. Which configuration is required on the ION device?

Medium
5

A branch office requires local breakout for SaaS traffic. How do you configure the policy to ensure this traffic does not traverse the data center?

Hard
6

You need to restrict administrative access to the ION device. Where is this configured?

Medium
7

How does Prisma SD-WAN handle DNS queries for branch users?

Medium
8

A network engineer is deploying a new branch ION device at a site with two WAN links and wants to guarantee that business-critical voice traffic always uses the lowest-latency path, even when one link degrades. Which Prisma SD-WAN configuration should be applied to the branch ION device to meet this requirement?

Easy
9

Which Prisma SD-WAN component is responsible for orchestrating the overall security policy across the entire fabric?

Medium
10

When configuring an ION device as a gateway for a cloud environment, what is the primary role of a 'Service' interface?

Hard
11

A network engineer is configuring a Prisma SD-WAN branch site with two WAN links: a primary MPLS link and a secondary broadband link. The engineer wants to ensure that business-critical traffic uses the MPLS link and fails over to broadband only when the MPLS link's latency exceeds 100 ms. Which configuration is required to achieve this?

Medium
12

A network engineer is deploying a Prisma SD-WAN solution at a branch site with two WAN links: a primary MPLS link and a secondary broadband link. The engineer wants to ensure that if the MPLS link fails, all traffic automatically switches to the broadband link without manual intervention. Which configuration should be applied?

Hard
13

Which TWO of the following are benefits of using Prisma SD-WAN?

Medium
14

An engineer is deploying a Prisma SD-WAN branch site where the ION device will use a single LTE WAN link with a dynamic public IP address assigned by the carrier. The device must establish a control connection to the Prisma SD-WAN controller and be managed centrally. Which deployment method should the engineer use?

Medium
15

What is the effect of changing the 'Path Selection' strategy from 'Latency' to 'Lowest Cost' in a policy?

Medium
16

If a user at a branch site reports that they cannot access a specific internal server, which diagnostic tool should you use first?

Hard
17

A network engineer is deploying a Prisma SD-WAN solution at a branch site with two WAN links. The engineer wants to ensure that the branch can automatically fail over from the primary link to the secondary link when the primary link experiences high latency or packet loss. Which TWO configuration steps are required to achieve this? (Choose two.)

Hard
18

An engineer is deploying a Prisma SD-WAN ION at a branch that will use a single MPLS circuit for connectivity to the data center and a broadband internet link for direct internet access. The engineer wants to ensure that if the MPLS circuit fails, traffic to the data center automatically fails over to the broadband link. What should the engineer configure?

Medium
19

An engineer is configuring a Prisma SD-WAN ION device at a branch. The branch has a single WAN link with a public IP address. The internal LAN uses private IP addresses. The engineer needs to allow internal users to access the internet while hiding their private IP addresses. Which configuration is required?

Medium
20

Which TWO factors are used by Prisma SD-WAN to determine the health of a WAN path?

Medium
21

What is the primary function of the 'Controller' dashboard in the Prisma SD-WAN UI?

Easy
22

An engineer is configuring a Prisma SD-WAN policy to ensure that voice traffic from a branch is always sent over the MPLS circuit, while all other traffic uses the internet circuit. The engineer creates an application policy with a match on voice applications and sets the action to use the MPLS path. However, after deployment, voice traffic is still traversing the internet circuit. Which configuration issue is the most likely cause?

Hard
23

A network architect is designing a Prisma SD-WAN deployment for a retail customer with 200 small branches. Each branch has a single ION device and one broadband circuit. The customer wants centralized policy management and minimal on-site configuration. Which TWO deployment components are required to meet these goals? (Choose two.)

Hard
24

Which command or interface action is used to verify the current status of the SD-WAN overlay tunnels?

Easy
25

What is the impact of assigning a site to a specific 'Site Group' in a Prisma SD-WAN policy?

Medium
26

Which THREE types of information are displayed in the Prisma SD-WAN 'Flow Monitoring' view?

Hard
27

A network engineer is deploying a new branch with two ION devices for high availability. The engineer wants both devices to share a single virtual IP address on the LAN side so that hosts use a consistent default gateway even if one device fails. Which LAN-side configuration should be implemented?

Hard
28

A network engineer is configuring a new Prisma SD-WAN branch site. The branch has two WAN circuits from different providers. The engineer wants to ensure that if one circuit degrades in performance, traffic is automatically moved to the other circuit without manual intervention. Which feature should the engineer configure to achieve this?

Easy
29

You are implementing a QoS policy. Why would you configure a 'Shaping' rate on a WAN interface?

Hard
30

How does a 'Failover' policy differ from a 'Load Balancing' policy in Prisma SD-WAN?

Hard
31

A customer wants to prioritize Office 365 traffic over general web traffic. What is the most efficient way to achieve this?

Hard
32

A network administrator is preparing to bring a new branch online with Prisma SD-WAN. The branch has no IT staff, and the administrator wants the ION device to receive its full configuration automatically when it is powered on and connected to the internet. Which feature should the administrator use?

Easy
33

An engineer is deploying a new branch ION device that will connect to two different ISPs. The design requires that return traffic from the data center follows the same WAN path that the outbound session used, so that stateful inspection appliances in the data center see both directions of every flow. Which configuration on the branch ION device satisfies this requirement?

Medium
34

What does the 'App-ID' feature provide in a security policy?

Easy
35

A network engineer is configuring a Prisma SD-WAN ION device at a branch site. The branch has a single WAN link with a static public IP address. The internal LAN uses private IP addresses. The engineer wants to allow internal users to access the internet using the public IP address. Which feature should the engineer configure on the ION device?

Easy
36

An engineer is configuring a Prisma SD-WAN policy to route guest Wi-Fi traffic directly out of the local branch internet circuit instead of sending it to the data center. The guest traffic must not traverse the SD-WAN overlay. Which policy type should the engineer use?

Medium
37

A network engineer is preparing to deploy a new branch ION device that will use a single LTE circuit as its only WAN connection. The design requires that the device not consume the metered data plan during initial software staging, and that it validate its configuration against the controller before carrying production traffic. Which deployment approach best meets these requirements?

Medium
38

When using Prisma SD-WAN with Prisma Access, how is the secure tunnel established?

Hard
39

A network engineer is deploying a new branch office with a single Prisma SD-WAN ION device. The branch has two WAN links: a primary fiber circuit and a backup LTE connection. The engineer wants the ION device to automatically establish secure tunnels to the Prisma SD-WAN controller and to the nearest data center without manual intervention. Which deployment method should the engineer use?

Medium
40

A multinational company is deploying Prisma SD-WAN at a branch that has a single MPLS circuit and a broadband internet link. The security team requires that all traffic destined to the corporate data center must traverse the MPLS circuit, while internet-bound traffic should use the broadband link. However, if the MPLS circuit fails, data center traffic should fail over to the broadband link with IPsec encryption. Which configuration achieves this requirement?

Hard
41

You are configuring a path policy to prioritize VoIP traffic. Which specific metric should you leverage to ensure the best call quality when multiple paths are available?

Medium
42

Which THREE settings are typically defined during the initial ION site provisioning?

Hard
43

Which TWO components are essential for maintaining the SD-WAN control plane?

Medium
44

A network engineer is deploying a new ION device at a branch that uses a DSL circuit with a dynamic public IP address from the ISP. The branch must establish SD-WAN tunnels to the controller and to other sites. Which configuration must the engineer verify to ensure the tunnels come up reliably?

Hard
45

A network engineer is configuring a Prisma SD-WAN ION device at a branch that has a single WAN link with a public IP address. The branch also has a local subnet of 192.168.10.0/24. The engineer wants to ensure that all traffic from the local subnet to the internet is translated to the WAN IP address. Which type of NAT should be configured?

Medium
46

Which TWO items are considered 'Underlay' resources in a Prisma SD-WAN configuration?

Medium
47

Which THREE components are involved in configuring Prisma SD-WAN security policies?

Hard
48

When deploying a new ION device, which Prisma SD-WAN component is primarily used to initiate the zero-touch provisioning process?

Easy
49

In a multi-VRF deployment, what must be configured to allow traffic to move between two different VRFs?

Hard
50

When configuring a security policy, what is the purpose of an 'Application' object?

Easy
51

A network engineer is troubleshooting a branch ION device that fails to establish a control connection to the Prisma SD-WAN controller. The engineer verifies that the WAN interface has a valid IP address and can ping the default gateway. Which configuration issue is most likely preventing the control connection?

Hard
52

Which THREE actions can be performed by a Prisma SD-WAN 'Policy' object?

Hard
53

A network engineer is deploying a new branch ION device at a site with dual WAN circuits: a primary 500 Mbps fiber link and a secondary 100 Mbps LTE link. The design requires that the LTE link only carry traffic when the fiber link fails, and that all traffic return to the fiber link automatically once it recovers. Which configuration should the engineer apply on the ION device?

Medium
54

Which THREE items are included in a Prisma SD-WAN 'Site' configuration?

Hard
55

A network administrator is configuring a new ION device at a branch. The administrator wants the device to obtain its IP address, default gateway, and DNS server automatically from the local ISP's DHCP server on the WAN interface. Which WAN interface configuration mode should be selected?

Easy
56

When setting up a branch site, what is the purpose of the 'Underlay' configuration?

Medium
57

A network architect is designing a Prisma SD-WAN deployment for a company with 50 branches. Each branch has two internet links from different ISPs. The architect wants to ensure that business-critical applications always use the best-performing link based on real-time latency, jitter, and packet loss. Additionally, the architect wants to avoid using a link that is experiencing high packet loss. Which Prisma SD-WAN feature should be configured to meet these requirements?

Hard
58

A network engineer is deploying a new branch location with a Prisma SD-WAN ION device. The branch has two WAN circuits: a primary fiber link and a backup LTE link. The engineer wants the ION device to automatically use the LTE link only when the fiber link fails. Which configuration should be applied to achieve this behavior?

Easy
59

When configuring 'NAT', what is the difference between 'Source NAT' and 'Destination NAT'?

Medium
60

Which TWO features are used to monitor the performance of an application across the SD-WAN?

Medium
61

An engineer is configuring a Prisma SD-WAN ION device at a branch with two WAN interfaces: one for internet and one for MPLS. The engineer wants to ensure that the ION uses the MPLS link for traffic to the data center and the internet link for cloud applications. What should the engineer configure?

Easy
62

Where are the primary SD-WAN routing policies defined?

Easy

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What does the Deployment And Configuration domain cover on the SD-WAN-Engineer exam?
You must configure Prisma SD-WAN Sites, Policies, and ION devices for branch deployments, then verify overlay tunnels. The key is correctly mapping design intent, such as LTE as standby only, to the right Policy and Site objects and confirming tunnel health after deployment.
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