PCNSE Question #310: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A. network monitoring B. control plane. In Palo Alto Networks' SD-WAN architecture, Panorama fulfills the roles of (A) network monitoring - providing centralized visibility, reporting, and analytics across all SD-WAN-enabled firewalls - and (B) control plane - acting as the centralized management system that defines SD

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Question

Panorama provides which two SD-WAN functions? (Choose two.)

Options

Anetwork monitoring
Bcontrol plane
Cdata plane
Dphysical network links

Explanation

In Palo Alto Networks' SD-WAN architecture, Panorama fulfills the roles of (A) network monitoring - providing centralized visibility, reporting, and analytics across all SD-WAN-enabled firewalls - and (B) control plane - acting as the centralized management system that defines SD-WAN policies, traffic distribution profiles, and path quality metrics. The data plane (C) is handled by the individual NGFW devices that forward traffic based on the SD-WAN policies pushed by Panorama. Physical network links (D) are infrastructure components, not functions provided by Panorama.

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#SD-WAN#Panorama#Control Plane#Network Monitoring

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