Impact of Common Configuration Updates

The expected traffic interruption times for various common configuration changes are outlined below. These are estimates; the actual interruption times may be less and will be displayed in the web interface and logged for help with future planning.

No Interruption:

NCN mode (primary, secondary) is changed
Gateway ARP Timer is changed or Proxy ARP is enabled/disabled
WAN-to-WAN Forwarding is enabled/disabled
Intermediate Node attribute is enabled/disabled
The attributes of a Route, Rule, Class or Autopath are changed
Maximum Dynamic Conduits is changed or Dynamic Conduit Thresholds are changed
WAN Link Conduit, Intranet, or Internet usage is changed (but not added/removed)
Remote Site that has no Conduit to the local Site is added/removed
Encryption key is changed or key rotation is enabled/disabled

Interruption of Less Than 1 Second:

Site is added/removed or Site name is changed
Conduit is added/removed/changed
WAN Link or WAN Path is added/removed/changed
Appliance Name is changed
HA attributes are changed
Interface Group is added/removed/changed
WAN-to-WAN Forwarding Group is changed
Dynamic Conduits are enabled/disabled
WAN Link Conduit, Intranet, or Internet usage is added/removed
Source MAC Learning is enabled/disabled
Extended Packet Encryption Header is enabled/disabled
Extended Packet Authentication Trailer is enabled/disabled or Trailer Type is changed

Interruption of Less Than 1 Minute:

Encryption mode for the Oracle SD-WAN Edge is changed
Any routing table update change when Local Route Eligibility is enabled at a site.

WAN Path Encryption is enabled/disabled