SonicOS 8 SD-WAN

Adding Path Selection Profile

To add a Path Selection Profile

  1. Navigate to Network | SDWAN > Path Selection Profiles.
  2. Click the Add icon above the table.

    The Add SD-WAN Path Selection Profile dialog is displayed.

  3. Add a meaningful name in the Name field.
  4. From SD-WAN Group, select the SD-WAN interface group to which the profile applies.

    You have an option to create a new SD-WAN group from this dialog and then select the newly created group.

  5. From SLA Probe, select the probe to use in the profile.

    A probe, if added for the SD wan group you selected, is displayed by default. Otherwise, select the appropriate probe.

  6. From SLA Class Object, select the SLA Class Object for the dynamic selection of the optimal network path:
    • Lowest Latency
    • Lowest Jitter
    • Lowest Packet Loss
    • Custom SLA Class Object

    You have an option to create a New SLA Class Object from the drop-down menu.

  7. From Backup Interface, select the most optimum interface to use when all the SD-WAN Group interfaces fail to meet the SLA criteria specified in SLA Class:
    • None (default)
    • Individual interface
    • VPN Tunnel Interface (if any)
  8. If user selecting backup interface as VPN Tunnel interface, then in both the Firewall and Tunnel interface should be same in Backup Interface.

  9. To specify whether the default state of the SLA probe should be treated as DOWN, disable SLA Probe default state is UP. This option is enabled by default and is treated as UP.
  10. For path selection profiles with Non-VPN SD-WAN groups, if existing connections on the path should be reset when the path does not meet the performance criteria any more, select Reset conditions if path does not meet the performance criteria. This option is disabled by default.
  11. Click Save.

    A confirmation message is displayed.