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Key Facts: ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Exam

75%

Passing Score

Extreme Academy

~1 hour

Multiple-Choice Exam Duration

Extreme Academy

4 credentials

Knowledge Credentials Required Before the Exam

Extreme Networks course outline

3 years

Certification Validity

Extreme Academy (re-take to recertify)

~$395

Retake Fee (USD)

Extreme Networks

ProctorU

Exam Proctor

Extreme Networks

The Extreme Certified Professional in ExtremeCloud SD-WAN is awarded by Extreme Networks (Extreme Academy) and proctored by ProctorU. It requires passing all four knowledge credentials, then a multiple-choice exam (about 1 hour, 75% to pass), then a practical lab assessment. Exam fees are set by the Authorized Training Partner and vary; the retake fee is about $395. The four credential areas are Installation and Configuration, Advanced Configuration, Management, and Troubleshooting, covering ZTP onboarding, the cloud Orchestrator, Dynamic WAN Selection, Application Control QoS, IPsec overlay, EQS reporting, and failover. The certification is valid for 3 years; re-take the exam to recertify.

Sample ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Practice Questions

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1Which component of ExtremeCloud SD-WAN is the cloud-hosted element that manages and operates the entire SD-WAN network, including connectivity, performance, and security policy?
A.The SD-WAN appliance at each branch site
B.The EdgeSentry security gateway
C.The SD-WAN Orchestrator
D.The local LAN switch fabric
Explanation: The SD-WAN Orchestrator is the cloud-native, Extreme-hosted component that configures and sets policy for connectivity, performance, and security across the whole SD-WAN deployment. It is integrated with ExtremeCloud IQ and centralizes management of all sites and appliances.
2ExtremeCloud SD-WAN onboards new appliances using Zero Touch Provisioning. What identifier is used to enroll each appliance securely into the correct customer inventory?
A.The appliance MAC address only
B.A manually typed configuration file on a USB drive
C.The per-device serial number (SN)
D.The public IP address of the WAN circuit
Explanation: Zero Touch Provisioning in ExtremeCloud SD-WAN uses secure, per-device serial-number (SN) based enrollment to add appliances to the inventory. The device contacts the cloud, is authenticated, and downloads its configuration without on-site manual provisioning.
3In the ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Onboard Wizard, which sequence correctly reflects the basic onboarding steps for a new deployment?
A.Deploy configuration, then configure policy, then create sites
B.Enable EdgeSentry, then create overlays, then add VLANs
C.Create appliances first, then skip policy, then monitor
D.Configure policy, create sites and appliances, configure appliances, then deploy the configuration
Explanation: The Onboard Wizard guides administrators to first configure the network policy, then create sites and appliances, configure the appliances, and finally deploy the configuration. The network policy must exist before sites and appliances can be meaningfully configured and pushed.
4ExtremeCloud SD-WAN requires how many network policies to manage all of its appliances in a deployment?
A.A separate policy for each VLAN
B.One network policy per appliance
C.One network policy per WAN circuit
D.One network policy applies to all network appliances
Explanation: ExtremeCloud SD-WAN uses a single network policy for all network appliances. The network policy is a combination of templates, overlays, security, and application group policy that governs the behavior of the entire SD-WAN network.
5Which set of tabs makes up the ExtremeCloud SD-WAN network policy configuration?
A.Dashboards, Alarms, Reports, Inventory
B.Sites, Maps, Floors, Devices
C.Users, Roles, Licenses, Billing
D.Templates, Overlays, Security, Application Group Policy
Explanation: The network policy in ExtremeCloud SD-WAN is configured across the Templates, Overlays, Security, and Application Group Policy tabs. Together these define appliance configuration, overlay topology, security posture, and how applications are classified and treated.
6An ExtremeCloud SD-WAN appliance interface can operate in two WAN interface modes. Which pair correctly names them?
A.Trunk and Access
B.Bridged (802.3) and Routed
C.Hub and Spoke
D.Active and Passive
Explanation: ExtremeCloud SD-WAN WAN interfaces operate in either Bridged (802.3) mode or Routed mode. Bridged mode provides transparent Layer 2 insertion, while Routed mode terminates Layer 3 with its own addressing, NAT, and routing behavior.
7In an automated hub-and-spoke ExtremeCloud SD-WAN overlay, how are the IPsec tunnels established?
A.Tunnels are built manually between every pair of spokes
B.Tunnels are always built from the spokes to the hub
C.Tunnels are built only between hubs
D.No tunnels are needed because traffic uses the underlay
Explanation: In ExtremeCloud SD-WAN automated hub-and-spoke topology, the IPsec tunnels are always built from the spokes (branch offices) to the hub (data center). Spoke-to-spoke and hub-to-hub shortcuts can be added manually when direct paths are needed.
8When defining an appliance in ExtremeCloud SD-WAN, the 'Role in Hub & Spoke' parameter is set to either Spoke or Hub. What does selecting 'Hub' typically designate?
A.A small branch office with a single WAN link
B.A data center that aggregates tunnels from branch spokes
C.A cloud security gateway
D.A wireless access point controller
Explanation: Setting an appliance's role to Hub designates it as a data center (or aggregation site) that terminates the IPsec tunnels built from the branch spokes. Spokes are the branch offices that originate tunnels toward the hub.
9Which routing and reachability protocols does an ExtremeCloud SD-WAN appliance support for dynamic LAN routing and WAN reachability?
A.BGP, OSPF, static routes, and BFD
B.EIGRP and IS-IS only
C.RIPv1 and IGRP
D.Only static routes
Explanation: ExtremeCloud SD-WAN appliances support BGP and OSPF for dynamic routing, along with static routes, BFD for fast failure detection, DPD, NAT, and local preferences. BGP or OSPF can be enabled per LAN interface for dynamic LAN routing adjacencies.
10What is the underlay in an SD-WAN architecture such as ExtremeCloud SD-WAN?
A.The physical or carrier transport networks (MPLS, broadband, LTE) that provide raw connectivity
B.The encrypted IPsec tunnel mesh between sites
C.The orchestrator's policy database
D.The application classification dictionary
Explanation: The underlay is the set of underlying physical or carrier transport networks, such as MPLS, broadband Internet, and LTE/5G, that provide raw IP connectivity. The SD-WAN overlay of IPsec tunnels and policies runs logically on top of this underlay.

About the ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Exam

The Extreme Certified Professional in ExtremeCloud SD-WAN validates the theoretical and practical skills covered by the four ExtremeCloud SD-WAN knowledge credentials. ExtremeCloud SD-WAN is a cloud-native, Ipanema-powered solution managed by a cloud-hosted Orchestrator integrated with ExtremeCloud IQ. Candidates learn to onboard appliances with Zero Touch Provisioning, build IPsec IKEv2 overlays in hub-and-spoke topologies, apply application-aware Dynamic WAN Selection and session-based Application Control QoS across up to three transports, secure traffic with a zone-based firewall and EdgeSentry/Zscaler integration, and monitor experience with the 0-to-10 Experience Quality Score. Certification requires passing all four knowledge credentials, then a multiple-choice exam, then a hands-on lab assessment.

Assessment

Question count not published by the exam provider

Time Limit

Approximately 1 hour for the multiple-choice exam

Passing Score

75%

Exam Fee

Set by the ATP (varies); retake approximately $395 USD (Extreme Networks (Extreme Academy), proctored by ProctorU)

ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Exam Content Outline

~25%

Installation and Configuration

Onboard appliances using Zero Touch Provisioning with serial-number-based enrollment; use the cloud-native SD-WAN Orchestrator integrated with ExtremeCloud IQ; build the single network policy with templates, overlays, and security; configure WAN links, sites, hub-and-spoke topology, and bridge/routed/hybrid deployment modes.

~25%

Advanced Configuration

Configure application-aware routing and Dynamic WAN Selection per session across up to three transports; tune Application Control session-based QoS objectives, business criticality, and DSCP coloring; build IPsec IKEv2 overlays; apply zone-based segmentation, EdgeSentry, Zscaler, and Universal ZTNA adjacency; and design Direct-to-Internet versus Internet Backhauling steering.

~25%

Management

Operate orchestrator dashboards including MapView, Site360, and Appliance360; monitor application performance with packet loss, delay, jitter, and TCP RTT/SRT; interpret the 0-to-10 Experience Quality Score; schedule PDF reports with up to 13 months of data; and manage templates, RBAC, and licensing.

~25%

Troubleshooting

Diagnose IPsec tunnel/overlay failures (DPD, Initiator ID), path-selection and link-quality/SLA issues, classification and QoS misorder, HA convergence with VRRP and BFD, MTU/fragmentation black holes, and connectivity faults using the MapView to Site360 to Appliance360 workflow.

How to Pass the ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 75%
  • Assessment: Question count not published by the exam provider
  • Time limit: Approximately 1 hour for the multiple-choice exam
  • Exam fee: Set by the ATP (varies); retake approximately $395 USD

Keys to Passing

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Study Tips from Top Performers

1Know the onboarding order cold: configure the single network policy first, then create sites and appliances, configure appliances, and deploy; ZTP enrolls devices by serial number.
2Master Dynamic WAN Selection: it steers per session across up to three transports based on end-to-end quality (loss, delay, jitter) and bandwidth, with fully automated to fully constrained strategies.
3Understand Application Control as global, session-based QoS; learn QoS objective Types (Realtime, Transactional, Background), the Obj/Max parameters, business criticality, and top-down Application Group classification order.
4Be fluent in the overlay: IPsec IKEv2, automated hub-and-spoke (spoke-to-hub tunnels), manual spoke-to-spoke and hub-to-hub shortcuts, plus DPD and BFD for failure detection.
5Learn the monitoring stack: MapView, Site360, and Appliance360, and how the 0-to-10 Experience Quality Score compares objectives to measured performance for an application, site, or link.
6Practice troubleshooting by symptom: separate network metrics (loss, jitter) from application metrics (TCP RTT/SRT, retransmissions), and check VRRP (routed) versus proprietary (bridge/hybrid) HA.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the current exam facts for the Extreme Certified Professional in ExtremeCloud SD-WAN?

It is awarded by Extreme Networks (Extreme Academy) and proctored by ProctorU. The multiple-choice exam runs about 1 hour with a 75% passing score, and a separate practical lab assessment is also required. Fees are set by the Authorized Training Partner; the retake fee is about $395.

What does the exam cover?

It covers the four ExtremeCloud SD-WAN knowledge credentials: Installation and Configuration, Advanced Configuration, Management, and Troubleshooting. Topics include ZTP onboarding, the cloud Orchestrator, Dynamic WAN Selection, Application Control QoS, IPsec overlay, EQS reporting, and failover.

How many questions are on the exam?

Extreme Networks does not publish a fixed question count for the proctored multiple-choice knowledge exam. The Professional certification also requires a hands-on lab assessment that is scored separately by the assessing Authorized Training Partner.

Do I have to pass anything before the Professional exam?

Yes. You must complete and pass all four ExtremeCloud SD-WAN knowledge credentials before registering for the multiple-choice Professional exam, and you must pass that exam before attempting the practical lab assessment.

How long is the certification valid?

The Extreme Certified Professional certification is valid for 3 years. To recertify, you re-take the exam before it expires, per the Extreme Academy training framework.

What technology powers ExtremeCloud SD-WAN?

ExtremeCloud SD-WAN is powered by Ipanema heritage technology, providing application-aware Dynamic WAN Selection, session-based Application Control QoS, and the Experience Quality Score. It is orchestrated from the cloud and integrated with ExtremeCloud IQ.