Prisma SD-WAN
Features Introduced in Prisma SD-WAN ION Release 6.3
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- Prisma SD-WAN Key Elements
- Prisma SD-WAN Releases and Upgrades
- Use Copilot in Prisma SD-WAN
- Prisma SD-WAN Summary
- Prisma SD-WAN Application Insights
- Device Activity Charts
- Site Summary Dashboard
- Prisma SD-WAN Predictive Analytics Dashboard
- Prisma SD-WAN Link Quality Dashboard
- Prisma SD-WAN Subscription Usage
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- Add a Branch
- Add a Data Center
- Add a Branch Gateway
- Secure Group Tags (SGT) Propagation
- Configure Circuits
- Configure Internet Circuit Underlay Link Aggregation
- Configure Private WAN Underlay Link Quality Aggregation
- Configure Circuit Categories
- Configure Device Initiated Connections for Circuits
- Add Public IP LAN Address to Enterprise Prefixes
- Manage Data Center Clusters
- Configure Secure SD-WAN Fabric Tunnels between Data Centers
- Configure a Site Prefix
- Configure Ciphers
- Configure a DHCP Server
- Configure NTP for Prisma SD-WAN
- Configure the ION Device at a Branch Site
- Configure the ION Device at a Data Center
- Switch a Site to Control Mode
- Allow IP Addresses in Firewall Configuration
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- Configure a Controller Port
- Configure Internet Ports
- Configure WAN/LAN Ports
- Configure a Sub-Interface
- Configure a Loopback Interface
- Add and Configure Port Channel Interface
- Configure a PoE Port
- Configure and Monitor LLDP Activity and Status
- Configure a PPPoE Interface
- Configure a Layer 3 LAN Interface
- Configure Application Reachability Probes
- Configure a Secondary IP Address
- Configure a Static ARP
- Configure a DHCP Relay
- Configure IP Directed Broadcast
- VPN Keep-Alives
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- Configure Prisma SD-WAN IPFIX
- Configure IPFIX Profiles and Templates
- Configure and Attach a Collector Context to a Device Interface in IPFIX
- Configure and Attach a Filter Context to a Device Interface in IPFIX
- Configure Global and Local IPFIX Prefixes
- Flow Information Elements
- Options Information Elements
- Configure the DNS Service on the Prisma SD-WAN Interface
- Configure SNMP
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- Prisma SD-WAN Branch Routing
- Prisma SD-WAN Data Center Routing
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- Configure an OSPF in Prisma SD-WAN
- Enable BGP for Private WAN and LAN
- Configure BGP Global Parameters
- Global or Local Scope for BGP Peers
- Configure a Route Map
- Configure a Prefix List
- Configure an AS Path List
- Configure an IP Community List
- View Routing Status and Statistics
- Distribution to Fabric
- Host Tracking
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- Configure Multicast
- Create, Assign, and Configure a WAN Multicast Configuration Profile
- Configure Global Multicast Parameters
- Configure a Multicast Static Rendezvous Point (RP)
- Learn Rendezvous Points (RPs) Dynamically
- View LAN Statistics for Multicast
- View WAN Statistics for Multicast
- View IGMP Membership
- View the Multicast Route Table
- View Multicast Flow Statistics
- View Routing Statistics
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- Prisma SD-WAN Branch HA Key Concepts
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- Configure Branch HA with Gen-1 Platforms (2000, 3000, 7000, and 9000)
- Configure Branch HA with Gen-2 Platforms (3200, 5200, and 9200)
- Configure Branch HA with Gen-2 Embedded Switch Platforms (1200-S or 3200-L2)
- Configure Branch HA for Devices with Software Cellular Bypass (1200-S-C-5G)
- Configure Branch HA for Platforms without Bypass Pairs
- Configure Branch HA in a Hybrid Topology with Gen-1 (3000) and Gen-2 (3200) Platforms
- Configure HA Groups
- Add ION Devices to HA Groups
- Edit HA Groups and Group Membership
- Prisma SD-WAN Clarity Reports
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CloudBlade Integrations
- CloudBlade Integrations
- CloudBlades Integration with Prisma Access
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- clear app-engine
- clear app-map dynamic
- clear app-probe prefix
- clear connection
- clear device account-login
- clear dhcplease
- clear dhcprelay stat
- clear flow and clear flows
- clear flow-arp
- clear qos-bwc queue-snapshot
- clear routing
- clear routing multicast statistics
- clear routing ospf
- clear routing peer-ip
- clear switch mac-address-entries
- clear user-id agent statistics
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- arping interface
- curl
- ping
- ping6
- debug bounce interface
- debug bw-test src-interface
- debug cellular stats
- debug controller reachability
- debug flow
- debug ipfix
- debug log agent eal file log
- debug logging facility
- debug logs dump
- debug logs follow
- debug logs tail
- debug performance-policy
- debug poe interface
- debug process
- debug reboot
- debug routing multicast log
- debug routing multicast pimd
- debug servicelink logging
- debug tcpproxy
- debug time sync
- dig dns
- dig6
- file export
- file remove
- file space available
- file tailf log
- file view log
- ssh6 interface
- ssh interface
- tcpdump
- tcpping
- traceroute
- traceroute6
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- dump appdef config
- dump appdef version
- dump app-engine
- dump app-l4-prefix table
- dump app-probe config
- dump app-probe flow
- dump app-probe prefix
- dump app-probe status
- dump auth config
- dump auth status
- dump banner config
- dump bfd status
- dump bypass-pair config
- dump cellular config
- dump cellular stats
- dump cellular status
- dump cgnxinfra status
- dump cgnxinfra status live
- dump cgnxinfra status store
- dump config network
- dump config security
- dump controller cipher
- dump controller status
- dump device accessconfig
- dump device conntrack count
- dump device date
- dump device info
- dump device status
- dump dhcp-relay config
- dump dhcprelay stat
- dump dhcp-server config
- dump dhcp-server status
- dump dhcpstat
- dump dnsservice config all
- dump dpdk cpu
- dump dpdk interface
- dump dpdk port status
- dump dpdk stats
- dump flow
- dump flow count-summary
- dump interface config
- dump interface status
- dump interface status interface details
- dump interface status interface module
- dump intra cluster tunnel
- dump ipfix config collector-contexts
- dump ipfix config derived-exporters
- dump ipfix config filter-contexts
- dump ipfix config ipfix-overrides
- dump ipfix config prefix-filters
- dump ipfix config profiles
- dump ipfix config templates
- dump lldp
- dump lldp config
- dump lldp info
- dump lldp stats
- dump lldp status
- dump log-agent eal conn
- dump log-agent eal response-time
- dump log-agent eal stats
- dump log-agent config
- dump log-agent iot snmp config
- dump log-agent iot snmp device discovery stats
- dump log-agent ip mac bindings
- dump log-agent neighbor discovery stats
- dump log-agent status
- dump ml7 mctd counters
- dump ml7 mctd session
- dump ml7 mctd version
- dump nat counters
- dump nat6 counters
- dump nat summary
- dump network-policy config policy-rules
- dump network-policy config policy-sets
- dump network-policy config policy-stacks
- dump network-policy config prefix-filters
- dump overview
- dump performance-policy config policy-rules
- dump performance-policy config policy-sets
- dump performance-policy config policy-set-stacks
- dump performance-policy config threshold-profile
- dump poe system config
- dump poe system status
- dump priority-policy config policy-rules
- dump priority-policy config policy-sets
- dump priority-policy config policy-stacks
- dump priority-policy config prefix-filters
- dump probe config
- dump probe profile
- dump radius config
- dump radius statistics
- dump radius status
- dump reachability-probe config
- dump qos-bwc config
- dump reachability-probe status
- dump routing aspath-list
- dump routing cache
- dump routing communitylist
- dump routing multicast config
- dump routing multicast igmp
- dump routing multicast interface
- dump routing multicast internal vif-entries
- dump routing multicast mroute
- dump routing multicast pim
- dump routing multicast sources
- dump routing multicast statistics
- dump routing multicast status
- dump routing ospf
- dump routing peer advertised routes
- dump routing peer config
- dump routing peer neighbor
- dump routing peer received-routes
- dump routing peer routes
- dump routing peer route-via
- dump routing peer status
- dump routing peer route-json
- dump routing prefixlist
- dump routing prefix-reachability
- dump routing route
- dump routing routemap
- dump routing running-config
- dump routing summary
- dump routing static-route reachability-status
- dump routing static-route config
- dump routing vpn host tracker
- dump security-policy config policy-rules
- dump security-policy config policy-set
- dump security-policy config policy-set-stack
- dump security-policy config prefix-filters
- dump security-policy config zones
- dump sensor type
- dump sensor type summary
- dump serviceendpoints
- dump servicelink summary
- dump servicelink stats
- dump servicelink status
- dump site config
- dump snmpagent config
- dump snmpagent status
- dump software status
- dump spoke-ha config
- dump spoke-ha status
- dump standingalarms
- dump static-arp config
- dump static host config
- dump static routes
- dump support details
- dump-support
- dump switch fdb vlan-id
- dump switch port status
- dump switch vlan-db
- dump syslog config
- dump syslog-rtr stats
- dump syslog status
- dump time config
- dump time log
- dump time status
- dump troubleshoot message
- dump user-id agent config
- dump user-id agent statistics
- dump user-id agent status
- dump user-id agent summary
- dump user-id groupidx
- dump user-id group-mapping
- dump user-id ip-user-mapping
- dump user-id statistics
- dump user-id status
- dump user-id summary
- dump user-id useridx
- dump vlan member
- dump vpn count
- dump vpn ka all
- dump vpn ka summary
- dump vpn ka VpnID
- dump vpn status
- dump vpn summary
- dump vrf
- dump waninterface config
- dump waninterface summary
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- inspect app-flow-table
- inspect app-l4-prefix lookup
- inspect app-map
- inspect certificate
- inspect certificate device
- inspect cgnxinfra role
- inspect connection
- inspect dhcplease
- inspect dhcp6lease
- inspect dpdk ip-rules
- inspect dpdk vrf
- inspect fib
- inspect fib-leak
- inspect flow-arp
- inspect flow brief
- inspect flow-detail
- inspect flow internal
- inspect interface stats
- inspect ipfix exporter-stats
- inspect ipfix collector-stats
- inspect ipfix app-table
- inspect ipfix wan-path-info
- inspect ipfix interface-info
- inspect ip-rules
- inspect ipv6-rules
- inspect lqm stats
- inspect memory summary
- inspect network-policy conflicts
- inspect network-policy dropped
- inspect network-policy hits policy-rules
- inspect network-policy lookup
- inspect performance-policy fec status
- inspect policy-manager status
- inspect policy-mix lookup-flow
- inspect priority-policy conflicts
- inspect priority-policy dropped
- inspect priority-policy hits default-rule-dscp
- inspect priority-policy hits policy-rules
- inspect priority-policy lookup
- inspect performance-policy incidents
- inspect performance-policy lookup
- inspect performance-policy hits analytics
- inspect process status
- inspect qos-bwc debug-state
- inspect qos-bwc queue-history
- inspect qos-bwc queue-snapshot
- inspect routing multicast fc site-iface
- inspect routing multicast interface
- inspect routing multicast mroute
- inspect security-policy lookup
- inspect security-policy size
- inspect switch mac-address-table
- inspect system arp
- inspect system ipv6-neighbor
- inspect system vrf
- inspect vrf
- inspect wanpaths
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- 6.2
- 6.3
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- 6.5
- New Features Guide
- On-Premises Controller
- Prisma SD-WAN CloudBlades
- Prisma Access CloudBlade Cloud Managed
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Features Introduced in Prisma SD-WAN ION Release 6.3
Learn about the features introduced in Prisma SD-WAN ION Release
6.3.
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Learn about new features introduced in Prisma SD-WAN ION Release 6.3.
- Features Introduced in Prisma SD-WAN Release 6.3.2
- Features Introduced in Prisma SD-WAN Release 6.3.1
Features Introduced in Prisma SD-WAN Release 6.3.2
Learn about the new features and enhancements for Prisma SD-WAN Release 6.3.2.
Site Templates
Prisma SD-WAN supports creating bulk site configurations
that allow you to create tailored site templates that cater to your deployment
requirements, allowing you to efficiently deploy branches and data centers at
scale. A site template is a predefined blueprint containing a list of variables
that encompasses all the necessary configurations for creating fully operational
sites and devices. You can deploy multiple sites using an existing template,
edit an existing one, or create a new template to deploy sites.
Here's the workflow for creating site templates.


Site Templates are supported on Prisma SD-WAN
Controller version 6.3.2 and above and ION device software 5.6 and
above.
Device Prestaging
You can pre-provision sites before an ION device is available to
accelerate the deployment. The device shell allows you to create elements,
visualize the network, and do simple configurations. If you don't have a
physical device at the time of deployment, a virtual configuration–device
shell–is created associating a device to a site which can be later assigned to a
device.

DNS Reachability
Prisma SD-WAN has supported dynamic probing for TCP
applications when it detected 3-way handshake failures. The ION device generates
these dynamic probes to verify whether a destination service is up or down on
that path. If verified as down, the ION device avoids sending additional user
requests for the service on the specific path, while continuing to generate
synthetic probes to detect any change in service reachability.
Starting with Release 6.3.2, Prisma SD-WAN supports this
functionality for UDP DNS traffic along with DNS health visibility also.
Event Optimization
The following deprecated incident codes will no longer be emitted by the
controller:
- APPLICATION_APP_UNREACHABLE
- NETWORK_VPNBFD_DOWN
Disable Tunnel Reoptimization
Prisma SD-WAN will periodically check the latency by
default when multiple IP addresses or hosts are provided as part of the standard
VPN endpoint. If a destination has better latency, it forces a tunnel change
(config_change) to reoptimize the connection. As part of Release 6.3.2, users
now have the option to disable tunnel reoptimization. In this case, the tunnel
destination will change only if there is a failure.

Features Introduced in Prisma SD-WAN Release 6.3.1
Learn about the new features and enhancements for Prisma SD-WAN Release 6.3.1.
Virtual Routing Forwarding for WAN Segmentation
Prisma SD-WAN supports Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRFs) for WAN segmentation of
application traffic. Network segmentation will help achieve isolation of
application traffic for the same customer between different business units or
customers who share the same WAN infrastructure by carrying the segment
identifier over the WAN overlay.
WAN Segments are first defined in global VRF profiles. These VRF profiles are
then bound to sites. After that, interfaces are configured with the appropriate
VRF. When traffic enters the interface, it only considers destinations with the
same VRF locally or across the fabric. If the traffic is destined to go across
the fabric, it gets automatically encapsulated with a unique identifier specific
to that VRF. Once the traffic reaches the remote ION, it can egress onto the VRF
that is appropriately configured.
Performance Policy
Measuring application performance and delivering app SLAs is a core
component of Prisma SD-WAN. Performance Policy builds upon the
existing App SLA configuration to deliver a policy framework for the
measurement, enforcement, and alerting for application SLAs.
Performance Policy utilizes link quality metrics such as Latency, Loss,
and Jitter as well as application performance metrics such as Application RTT
and Init failure % as SLA metrics. If the SLA metrics are violated, the system
takes action to ensure that the SLA is enforced including moving flows to a
compliant path (if available) and invoking line conditioning such as Forward
Error Correction (FEC) to ensure the SLA is met. Optionally, an incident can be
generated for critical applications when an SLA is violated. Although default
policies work well for most environments, policies can be granularly tuned per
application, path type, DC group, and circuit category to align to the
performance needs of the business.
FEC is available as a preview feature in 6.3.1 for
testing purposes.
SNMP-based Discovery for IoT
Prisma SD-WAN supports the discovery of devices that are not
directly connected to the Prisma SD-WAN branch ION devices by
using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) to discover IoT devices within a
branch network.
The system uses LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) to identify
neighboring networking devices in a branch ION, launching an SNMP MIB to gather
IP address and MAC Address entries. SNMP discovery involves querying LLDP
information for IP and MAC address bindings, retrieving data from neighboring
devices one by one until it discovers all the IoT devices. The ION device
transmits these discovered bindings, alongside VLAN, subnet details, and so on,
as Enhanced Application logs (EAL) to Cortex Data Lake (CDL). IoT Security uses
this information to enhance visibility in its portal by identifying the
devices.
Incident Dampening
You can now suppress incidents for a selected period of time using
Incident Policies. With incident
policy rules, you can specify the dampening interval during which the system
suppresses events generated by resources during the specified period.
Layer 2 Switching Capabilities in ION 3200
Prisma SD-WAN supports ION 3200 with Layer 2 switch. The
Layer 2 switch ports enable connecting multiple devices directly on the L2 LAN
or add downstream switches or Wireless Access Points (WAP).

Used-for-HA Capability on Layer 3 Interfaces
Generation One ION devices use the control port to exchange HA
heartbeat and manage the controller traffic between the active and the standby
device. With the introduction of used-for-HA (referred to as
Used-for-Control in earlier releases) as a port type,
the NextGen ION devices such as the ION 1200-S, ION 3200, ION 5200, ION 9200 do
not need a dedicated controller port for the management services. The
used-for-HA interface allows you to exchange HA
heartbeat and connect the standby device to the controller through the active
ION device. You can use the control interface to send management traffic like
App Probe, NTP, SNMP, RADIUS, and IPFIX.
Support for used-for-HA capability is extended
on the main interface on all routed ports. This capability was available on SVI
and sub-interfaces in the previous release. Used for HA is supported on all the
ION devices.
IPv6 BGP Support
Prisma SD-WAN now supports IPv6 for BGP.
