Which components make up the secure SD-WAN solution?

The Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution is an integrated ecosystem of products designed for scalable and secure network deployments. The core components are:

FortiGate: The Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) appliance that serves as the SD-WAN edge device, providing both advanced security and SD-WAN functionality.

FortiManager: The centralized management platform used for orchestrating, provisioning, and monitoring the entire SD-WAN fabric from a single console.

FortiAnalyzer: The centralized analytics and reporting platform that collects logs from all FortiGate devices, providing deep visibility, security analysis, and compliance reporting.

FortiDeploy: A cloud-based service that enables zero-touch provisioning for rapid, large-scale deployment of FortiGate devices in branch offices.

A. These are security services and inspection profiles available on a FortiGate device, not the architectural components of the overall SD-WAN solution.

B. These represent the physical or logical locations (use cases) where an SD-WAN solution is deployed, not the products that constitute the solution.

D. These are legacy telecommunication technologies that can serve as underlay networks, but they are not components of the Fortinet SD-WAN product suite.

1. Fortinet NSE 7—SD-WAN 7.0 Study Guide, Page 6, "Solution Components". The guide explicitly lists the core components: "The Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution is comprised of the following components: FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiDeploy...". This directly supports the correct answer.

2. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Architecture Guide, Page 5, "Fortinet Secure SD-WAN". This document outlines the three key pillars of the solution: "Secure SD-WAN" (enabled by FortiGate), "Centralized Management" (provided by FortiManager), and "Analytics" (delivered by FortiAnalyzer), confirming their roles as primary components.

3. FortiManager 7.2.0 Administration Guide, Page 1003, "SD-WAN". This section details how FortiManager is used to "centrally manage SD-WAN on one or more FortiGate devices," establishing its role as a core management component.

4. FortiGate / FortiOS 7.2.0 SD-WAN Administration Guide, Page 6, "Introduction". The document states, "FortiGate devices support SD-WAN to provide a solution that allows you to use multiple WAN connections for business-critical applications," identifying FortiGate as the fundamental edge device.