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Traffic

Deployment Scenarios

Table 2-12, WAAS Data Source Configurations lists six different deployment scenarios you might
consider to monitor the optimized traffic on your WAAS network. Scenario #1 is typical when using
WS-SVC-NAM-1 and WS-SVC-NAM-2 blades. Scenario #2 is typical when using NME-NAM devices.
Managing WAAS Devices
Before you can monitor WAAS traffic, you must first configure the WAAS device to export WAAS flow
record data to the NAM using the WAAS command-line interface (CLI) flow monitor command like the
following:
flow monitor tcpstat-v1 host <nam IP address>
flow monitor tcpstat-v1 enable
After you enable flow export to the NAM using WAAS CLI commands like those above, WAAS devices
will be detected and automatically added to the NAM’s WAAS device list.
Tab l e 2-12 WAAS Data Source Configurations
Deployment Scenario Edge WAE Data Source Core WAE Data Source
1 • Clients in the edge (branch)
• Servers in the core (data center)
• NAM in the core
Client Server
Server WAN
2 • Clients in the edge (branch)
• Servers in the core (data center)
• NAM in the edge
Client
Client WAN
Server
3 • Servers in the edge (branch)
• Clients in the core (data center)
• NAM in the core
Server Client
Client WAN
4 • Servers in the edge (branch)
• Clients in the core (data center)
• NAM in the edge
Server
Server WAN
Client
5 • Clients and servers in the edge (branch) and the core (data
center)
• NAM in the core
Client
Server
Client
Server
Client WAN
Server WAN
6 • Clients and servers in the edge (branch) and the core (data
center)
• NAM in the edge
Client
Server
Client WAN
Server WAN
Client
Server