Which device should be configured with the service‑chain IP to steer intersite traffic through a firewall?
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Correct answer: hub WAN Edge.
Why this is the answer
The hub WAN Edge device is configured with the service-chain IP to steer intersite traffic through a firewall. In an SD-WAN fabric, intersite traffic (traffic between different sites) typically flows through a central hub. To insert a service like a firewall into this path, the hub WAN Edge is configured to redirect relevant traffic to the firewall using the service-chain IP. The vSmart controller orchestrates policies but doesn't handle data plane forwarding. A spoke WAN Edge handles traffic for its local site but isn't the central point for intersite traffic steering through a shared service. The firewall itself is the service, not the device that steers traffic to it within the SD-WAN fabric.
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