Which SD-WAN component provides centralized provisioning, policy, and visibility through a web-based interface?

• A. vBond
• B. vSmart
• C. WAN Edge
• D. vManage

Answer: (A)

The function of central provisioning, policy, and visibility delivered through a web-based interface is provided by the management plane component that hosts the GUI for configuration and monitoring. This is vManage. It acts as the centralized controller for the SD-WAN fabric, letting you create and apply device templates, push configurations to WAN Edge devices, define and enforce routing and security policies, and view dashboards that show the health and performance of the network.

vBond focuses on initial device authentication and secure onboarding, not on providing a web UI for provisioning. vSmart handles the control plane, distributing policies and routing information to edges, but it isn’t the web-based provisioning interface. WAN Edge devices are the traffic-forwarding endpoints; they rely on vManage for centralized configuration rather than providing the management interface themselves.

So, the web-based centralized provisioning, policy, and visibility capability belongs to vManage.