Re: SD WAN vs Edge software version

TalalTayyaroğlu · ‎09-08-2023

Good day,

So we have just migrated our first site to VMware SD-WAN.

NOT the most pleasant experience but we managed it somehow. I knew there was a learning curve but I didn't think it would be this steep, given the fact that I have been Cisco and Comptia certified for the past 14 years.

Anyways.

Our provider had limited us to Edge version 5.0.1.4.

On September 9th, Orchestrator and the Gateways were updated to SD-WAN software 5.2. With this update, the classic/Legacy GUI was gone. Good riddance IMHO, but it was still needed as our support used the old interface to do things.

Now I am unable to configure a couple of things but I will manage somehow. Support turned out to be less than helpful, so whatever.

The question here is: Which version of SD-WAN am I running, system-wise? 5.2 or 5.0.1.4?

I am asking this because I want to know which features I have access to? the one in 5.0.1.4 or the ones added in 5.2?

Regards,

Talal

khirom · ‎09-15-2023

Hi,

I have heard in past webinar that VMware SD-WAN Edge behavior depends on the version of the Edge software.

Orchestrator is automatically upgraded and new features appear in the UI, but if the Edge version is still old, it should not work.

Sorry, I don't remember which webinar I heard this.

yusukehirata01 · ‎09-16-2023

The behavior of Edge depends on the Edge software version.
In this case, Edge version 5.0.1.4 is affected.

Of course, the functions handled by Orchestrator will work with Orchestrator's software version 5.2.