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title: Supported Feature
slug: ps/help/en_us/sd/25x/rn/supported-feature
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createdAt: 2026-08-10T05:17:25.171Z
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| Feature                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Licensing Management            | Apply, manage, and monitor licenses for Traffic Manager (vTM) instances.                                                                                                                          |
| Instance Lifecycle Management   | Deploy, register, start, stop, restart, and manage state transitions of Traffic Manager instances.                                                                                                |
| Instance Host Management        | Manage external instance hosts and deploy Traffic Manager instances through those hosts.                                                                                                          |
| Cloud Deployment                | Deploy and manage Traffic Manager instances on supported cloud platforms such as AWS.                                                                                                             |
| Configuration Protection        | Perform cluster configuration backups and Services Director configuration backup and recovery operations.                                                                                         |
| Monitoring and Health Reporting | Monitor the health and status of the Services Director–managed Traffic Manager estate.                                                                                                            |
| Usage Metering                  | Collect usage data for metered licensing models, including CSP deployments, and export billing-related data.                                                                                      |
| Analytics and Reporting         | Provide analytics, reporting, and operational insights across the Traffic Manager estate.                                                                                                         |
| Operational Diagnostics         | Collect and manage system logs, diagnostics data, and support dumps for troubleshooting.                                                                                                          |
| API-Driven Control Plane        | Automate administration through REST APIs with support for asynchronous operations and action tracking.                                                                                           |
| Upgrade Management              | Upgrade Services Director to newer software releases while maintaining managed services.                                                                                                          |
| Security and Authentication     | Support LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ authentication, SSL certificate management, and SSH-based secure communications.                                                                                |
| Support For SD FIPS 140-3       | Offered as a licensed feature for compliance-sensitive deployments. Uses FIPS-capable OpenSSL cryptographic libraries and ensures cryptographic operations use approved providers and algorithms. |