How are Prisma SD-WAN ION appliances licensed?

Question

Options

• AApplication and data center
• BBranch or data center
• CBranch and POP
• DPOP or application

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  89% (17)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Prisma SD-WAN ION appliances are licensed based on their deployment role - either as a Branch device or as a Data Center device, making B correct. These two roles reflect the distinct hardware configurations, throughput requirements, and feature sets needed at each location type.

• A (Application and data center) is wrong because "application" is not a licensing tier for ION appliances - application awareness is a feature, not a license category.
• C (Branch and POP) is wrong because POP (Point of Presence) is associated with the Prisma Access cloud infrastructure, not ION appliance licensing.
• D (POP or application) combines two incorrect categories for the same reasons above.

Memory tip: Think "BD" - Branch or Data center. ION devices sit at the edge of your network (branch) or at the core (data center), and the license reflects where the box lives.

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