Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Onboarding Guide, Releases 26.x and Later

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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Onboarding Guide, Releases 26.x and Later

Enable Cisco SD-AVC on Cisco vManage Release 20.3.1 through SD-WAN Manager 20.16.x

Updated: October 12, 2026

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From SD-WAN Manager 20.18.1, SD-AVC is enabled by default.

From SD-WAN Manager 20.18.1, SD-AVC is enabled by default.

Before you begin

Ensure that routers in the network that are included in the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN topology have a DNS server configured.

Procedure

  1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Administration > Cluster Management.

  2. For the desired host (the portal on which you are enabling SD-AVC), click ... and select Edit.

  3. In the Edit Manager pop-up window, select the checkbox for Enable SD-AVC.

    Note

    The Edit Manager pop-up window provides an option for disabling the application server. After disabling the application server, you cannot later enable other services using this method. If you need to disable the application server, do not do this at the same time that you enable other features.

  4. Enter the username and password, using Cisco SD-WAN Manager credentials. Reboot the device to apply the changes.

  5. After the reboot, Cisco SD-WAN Manager comes up automatically and displays progress on the SD-AVC activation. Wait for the activation to complete.

  6. After installation is complete, you can verify that Cisco SD-WAN Manager has the SD-AVC virtual service installed and operating correctly.

    1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Administration > Cluster Management.
    2. Click Service Configuration, in the Cisco SD-WAN Manager row of the table. Verify that SD-AVC indicates that it is reachable.