Question 1170
At a retail network, a test team is validating a change after this incident: A cloud-managed SD-WAN template changes a branch's interface role but was never pushed to the target firewall. What evidence most directly verifies the intended outcome?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The target device reports the correct interface role and link measurements after a successful push. This evidence directly tests the intended corrective action: Review the applied folder, deployment scope and push status, then deploy the intended supported template. It confirms the failure mechanism—Saved cloud configuration is not evidence of active data-plane settings on the firewall.—has been addressed in the actual affected flow.
Incorrect Answers
Voice sessions shift on quality degradation while bulk transfers follow their cost-appropriate policy. This would verify resolution of a different case: A branch uses one SD-WAN profile for backup transfers and video calls, resulting in expensive failovers for harmless bulk-traffic delay. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Review the applied folder, deployment scope and push status, then deploy the intended supported template.—worked.
Quality telemetry shows degraded loss and the chosen qualified backup path receives traffic. This would verify resolution of a different case: An SD-WAN deployment monitors only tunnel availability and fails to detect high packet loss while both uplinks remain administratively up. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Review the applied folder, deployment scope and push status, then deploy the intended supported template.—worked.
The primary carries expected load and the LTE link stays within its approved utilization. This would verify resolution of a different case: An SD-WAN traffic distribution policy round-robins traffic over paths of unequal capacity and overloads a small LTE backup link. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Review the applied folder, deployment scope and push status, then deploy the intended supported template.—worked.