Summarized on September 30, 2026
Configuration Groups and Feature Profiles provide a simple, reusable, and structured approach for managing device configurations in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN [1]. A configuration group is a logical grouping of features applied to one or more devices, while a feature profile is a flexible building block that can be reused across different configuration groups. Individual features — such as system settings, interfaces, and routing protocols — are the components that make up each feature profile.
To create a configuration group in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.15 and later, navigate to Configuration > Configuration Groups and follow these steps [2]:
- Select the SD-WAN solution from the drop-down list.
- Click Create Configuration Group and provide a name, description, and site type (Single Router or Dual Router).
- Optionally import from a catalog or use a guided workflow.
- Click Create — SD-WAN Manager automatically generates the two mandatory profiles: System Profile and Transport & Management Profile.
- Click Add Profile to create additional feature profiles such as Service, Policy, CLI Add-On, or UC Voice profiles.
- For each profile, add features by clicking + Add New Feature and configure parameters with Global, Device Specific, or Default scopes.
- Associate devices to the configuration group manually or using tag-based rules.
- Click Deploy and follow the Deploy Configuration Group workflow.
Key benefits of this approach include reusability of profiles across device families, day-zero deployment capability, and the ability to share profiles between multiple configuration groups [1]. From Release 20.15, configuration groups can be created, managed, and deployed from a single window without requiring a workflow, and previously created profiles can be reused across groups. A device can be associated with either a configuration group or a device template, but not both.