Outlines the deployment of SD-WAN control components—including manager, controller, and validator—in Microsoft Azure, highlights minimum image requirements, illustrates Azure integration architecture, and details benefits such as cost savings, simplified management, stability, security, and scalability.
You can deploy the following SD-WAN Control Components in an Azure environment:
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SD-WAN Manager
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SD-WAN Controller
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SD-WAN Validator
The minimum supported SD-WAN Control Component image for deployment is Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components Release 20.6.1.
The following illustration shows the architecture of the Azure region, virtual network, security group, and so on, and it shows where is the function of SD-WAN Control Component within the architecture:
Benefits of deploying SD-WAN Control Components in Azure
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Set-up cost: Requires low initial set-up cost, as compared with on-premises hosting, as there is no requirement to purchase additional data center infrastructure
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Deployment: Ease of cloud-based deployment
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Management: Ability to manage devices worldwide
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Stability: Because of its reliability, Azure hosting provides a stable environment for SD-WAN Control Components.
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Security: Azure provides a secure hosting environment.
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Scaling: Azure provides an easy path to increase the scale of your Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN network.