Supported platforms for FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN deployment

You can run Secure SD-WAN Engines on various platforms.

The following general types of platforms are available for Secure SD-WAN Engines:

  • Purpose-built Secure SD-WAN Engine appliances
    Note: For information about supported appliance models, see Knowledge Base article 9743.
  • VMware ESX and KVM virtualization platforms
  • Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization platform (Engine/VPN role only)
  • Microsoft Azure cloud-based virtualization platform (Engine/VPN role only)
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud-based virtualization platform (Engine/VPN role only)
  • Third-party hardware that meets the hardware requirements
Note: When Secure SD-WAN Engine is running on a virtualization platform or a cloud virtualization platform, Master Engines and Virtual Engines are not supported.

For supported versions of virtualization platforms, see the Release Notes.

The Secure SD-WAN Engine software includes an integrated, hardened Linux operating system. The operating system eliminates the need for separate installation, configuration, and patching.