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Management server
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The management server is the central location for all configuration and
monitoring for the SD-WAN environment. It is used by
administrators for adding, editing, and monitoring bonds, and by
aggregators, bonders, and private WAN routers for accessing their
configuration and submitting status information. No customer traffic
passes through the management server. Communication to the management
server is encrypted with SSL, SSH, or other equivalent protocols.

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This server hosts the following services:

-  Web server used by administrators, end users, and nodes for initial
   configuration downloads
-  VPN server to secure communication between the management server and
   nodes
-  SSH server
-  Configuration management application to control generic configuration
   on nodes
-  Aggregation server monitoring application

The management server also hosts a few backend services, including
multiple database applications, a task queue for long-running jobs, and
an optional outgoing email service.

Management servers can run as bare metal or as virtual hosts using
VMWare, Xen, etc. They are frequently hosted in the same datacentre as
the aggregators, but this is not necessary—in fact, the management
server can be hosted anywhere, including in cloud hosting environments.


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