How to choose an IPv6 SD-WAN SLA protocol...

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Description

By default, when a new IPv6 SLA is configured, it will only allow PING as a protocol, as shown in the following image:

Scope

FortiGate 7.0 and above.

Solution

After configuring IPv6 SLA with Ping Protocol, other Protocol options will only be available through the CLI as shown below:

config system sdwan

config health-check

edit "Oracle Server"

set protocol

ping Use PING to test the link with the server.

udp-echo Use UDP echo to test the link with the server.

dns Use DNS query to test the link with the server.

tcp-connect Use a full TCP connection to test the link with the server.

ftp Use FTP to test the link with the server.

set protocol dns

end

Once the changes made through the CLI have been saved, DNS as Protocol will be visible in the GUI as well:

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Technical Tip: How to choose an IPv6 SD-WAN SLA protocol other than Ping in SD-WAN configuration

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