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What is the primary function of an AppNav cluster?
The correct answer is D. distributing packet flow. An AppNav cluster's primary role is to distribute packet flows across multiple Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) devices for load balancing and scalability. This ensures efficient processing of traffic by the WAAS devices.
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- Aconnecting applications to navigation systems
- Boptimizing traffic
- Cmonitoring application logs
- Ddistributing packet flow
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(55 responses)- A4% (2)
- B5% (3)
- C2% (1)
- D89% (49)
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An AppNav cluster's primary role is to distribute packet flows across multiple Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) devices for load balancing and scalability. This ensures efficient processing of traffic by the WAAS devices.
Connecting applications to navigation systems is unrelated to the networking function of AppNav clusters.
While AppNav works with WAAS to optimize traffic, its primary function is the distribution of traffic to those optimizers, not the optimization itself.
Monitoring application logs is a function of network monitoring tools or SIEMs, not an AppNav cluster.
AppNav clusters are designed to intelligently intercept and direct traffic flows to WAAS devices, distributing the packet load among them. This distribution ensures efficient use of WAAS resources and provides scalability for traffic optimization.
Concept tested: AppNav cluster packet distribution
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/appnav/2-0/installation/guide/Install_WAAS_AppNav/Install_WAAS_AppNav_chapter_01.html
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