What is the minimal amount of cables needed in order to connect an Appliance to an Orchestrator?

Question

Options

• AThree cables: uplink, downlink, SYNC
• BOne Downlink cable only
• CTwo cables: one uplink and one downlink
• DFour cables: uplink, downlink, SYNC and Management

• B
  95% (54)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Only one downlink cable is needed because the Appliance communicates with the Orchestrator over the existing network path established through that single connection - the Orchestrator handles management and control-plane traffic over this link, so no additional physical cables are required at minimum.

Option A is wrong because SYNC cables are used for High Availability (HA) pairing between two Appliances, not for Orchestrator connectivity. Option C is wrong because an uplink (WAN-facing) cable is not a prerequisite for the Appliance-to-Orchestrator relationship - the downlink alone is sufficient to establish that communication path. Option D is wrong for the same reasons as A and C combined, and adds a dedicated Management cable that, while useful in some deployments, is not the minimum required.

Memory tip: Think "minimum = one" - the Orchestrator only needs to see the Appliance, and a single downlink cable creates that visibility. Every extra cable in the distractors (SYNC, uplink, Management) serves a different purpose beyond basic Orchestrator connectivity.

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