Which Cisco SD-WAN component acts as the management plane for configuration and monitoring of the fabric?

• A. vBond
• B. vSmart
• C. FMC
• D. vManage

Answer: (D)

In Cisco SD-WAN, the component that handles centralized configuration and monitoring for the whole fabric is the management plane, implemented by vManage. It gives you the graphical interface, configuration templates, policy management, and real-time telemetry to oversee and manage the entire network.

vBond is the onboarding orchestrator that helps devices join the fabric and establish initial trust, not for ongoing management. vSmart runs the control plane, distributing overlay routing information and policies. FMC (Firepower Management Center) is a security-management tool not used as the SD-WAN fabric’s management plane. So vManage is the best fit for configuration and monitoring of the fabric.