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Palo Alto Networks
Vendor
SD-WAN-Engineer
Exam Code
86
Total Questions
5
Total Exam Domains

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Palo Alto Networks SD-WAN-Engineer Exam Objectives

Section 1: Planning and Design
Weight:
24%
1.1 Identify and describe device selection criteria
1.2 Demonstrate understanding of the bandwidth plan
1.3 Identify and describe device licensing options and tiers
1.4 Explain the assessment of existing network architecture
1.5 Identify and describe data center configuration and data center interconnection (DCI) options
1.6 Explain branch (gateway) configuration
1.7 Identify and describe security requirements and configuration
1.8 Explain the process of planning for interconnectivity and high availability (HA)
1.9 Explain policy design and management
1.9.1 Path policies
1.9.2 Security policies
1.9.3 Quality of Service (QoS)
1.9.4 Performance policies
1.9.5 NAT policies
Section 2: Deployment and Configuration
Weight:
24%
2.1 Explain Prisma SD-WAN deployment and configuration
2.2 Identify and describe site-specific settings
2.3 Explain the process of developing configuration templates for data centers and branches
2.4 Explain dynamic and static routing protocol tuning
2.5 Explain VRF implementation for network segmentation
Section 3: Operations and Monitoring
Weight:
18%
3.1 Demonstrate understanding of device-level statistics monitoring
3.2 Explain controller-generated incident, alert, statistics, and audit log monitoring
3.3 Explain alert and notification configuration
3.4 Demonstrate understanding of WAN Clarity reports
3.5 Explain the implementation of network monitoring tools for real-time visibility
3.6 Demonstrate understanding of monitoring and managing SASE-related events
Section 4: Unified SASE
Weight:
14%
4.1 Explain the integration of Prisma SD-WAN with Prisma Access and Security policy setup
4.2 Explain ADEM configuration for monitoring application performance
4.3 Identify and describe network setting configurations to support IoT device connectivity based
on Device-ID
4.4 Explain the integration of Prisma SD-WAN with Cloud Identity Engine (CIE)
4.5 Demonstrate understanding of path and Security policy implementation based on
User / Group ID
Section 5: Troubleshooting
Weight:
20%
5.1 Explain the process of troubleshooting connectivity issues between sites
5.2 Demonstrate understanding of routing and forwarding issue resolution
5.3 Identify and describe application performance issues
5.4 Explain policy issue troubleshooting
5.5 Describe data analysis using the co-pilot
5.6 Explain the use of analytics to optimize network configurations and reporting
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