Which form factor can a customer use to deploy VMware SD WAN Edge?

Question

Options

• AOracle Virtual Box
• BOpen Virtualization Appliance
• CDocker Container
• DHyper-V Virtual Machine

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  91% (42)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) is the correct deployment form factor because VMware SD-WAN Edge supports virtual deployment via the OVA format - a portable, pre-packaged virtual machine bundle designed for VMware hypervisors like ESXi/vSphere. Since SD-WAN Edge is a VMware product, its virtual form factor is native to VMware's own ecosystem.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Oracle VirtualBox - A desktop-oriented hypervisor not certified or supported by VMware for SD-WAN Edge production deployments.
• C. Docker Container - SD-WAN Edge is a full network function requiring low-level kernel and NIC access; containerization via Docker does not provide the necessary network hardware abstraction.
• D. Hyper-V - While Hyper-V is enterprise-grade, VMware SD-WAN Edge's virtual deployment targets VMware's own hypervisor stack, not Microsoft's.

Memory tip: Think "OVA = Official VMware Appliance" - VMware packages its own virtual network functions in OVA format, so when you see a VMware product asking about virtual deployment, OVA is almost always the answer.

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