
Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine
Introduction
When WAAS software is installed, the WAE appliance can function as either a Central Manager or as an Application Acceleration Engine. When ACNS software is installed, the WAE appliance functions as a Content Engine or one of the other ACNS device modes (Content Router or Content Distribution Manager). When WAFS software is installed, the WAE appliance functions as a File Engine. (See Figure
Figure 1-1 WAE-511 and WAE-611—Front View
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The WAE appliance has an integrated
Wide Area Application Engines have two
In addition, the
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