300-415 Question #69: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: configure the data policy. To divert traffic from a private network to an ISP network in Cisco SD-WAN, an administrator should configure a data policy.

Policies

Question

An administrator needs to configure SD-WAN to divert traffic from the company's private network to an ISP network. What action should be taken to accomplish this goal?

Options

Aconfigure the control policy
Bconfigure the data policy
Cconfigure the data security policy
Dconfigure the application aware policy

Explanation

To divert traffic from a private network to an ISP network in Cisco SD-WAN, an administrator should configure a data policy.

Common mistakes.

A. Control policies primarily influence the control plane by affecting route advertisements and policy distribution, rather than directly manipulating data plane forwarding for specific traffic paths.
C. Data security policies focus on encryption, authentication, and access control for data traffic, not on diverting traffic paths.
D. Application-aware policies are a specific type of data policy that classifies traffic based on application, but the broader mechanism for traffic diversion is the data policy itself.

Concept tested. SD-WAN data policy for traffic steering

Reference. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/sdwan/configuration/policies/ios-xe-17/policy-book-xe/data-policies.html#C_Types_of_Data_Policies_15077.html

Topics

#SD-WAN data policy#Traffic diversion#Path selection

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