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300-415 · Question #57
300-415 Question #57: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: .qcow2. Cisco SD-WAN controllers are deployed as virtual machines using .qcow2 (KVM) and .ova (VMware/hypervisor) image formats.
Controller Deployment
Question
Which two image formats are supported for controller codes? (Choose two.)
Options
- A.nxos
- B.qcow2
- C.iso
- D.ova
- E.tgz
Explanation
Cisco SD-WAN controllers are deployed as virtual machines using .qcow2 (KVM) and .ova (VMware/hypervisor) image formats.
Common mistakes.
- A. .nxos is the firmware image format specific to Cisco Nexus switches running NX-OS and is not used for SD-WAN controller deployment.
- C. .iso is a generic optical disk image format and is not the supported format for deploying Cisco SD-WAN controller instances.
- E. .tgz is a compressed tar archive format used for file bundling, not a recognized VM image format for SD-WAN controller deployment.
Concept tested. SD-WAN controller VM image formats - .qcow2 and .ova
Reference. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/sdwan/configuration/sdwan-xe-gs-book/get-started.html
Topics
#Controller deployment#Image formats#Virtual appliances#SD-WAN controllers
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