HP Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator manual Serial Cluster and Cascade Deployments

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CHAPTER 10 Serial Cluster and Cascade Deployments

CHAPTER 10 Serial Cluster and Cascade Deployments

In This Chapter

This chapter describes serial cluster and cascade deployments and summarizes the

 

basic steps for configuring them. This chapter includes the following sections:

 

‹ “Serial Cluster Deployment,” next

 

‹ “Cascade Deployment” on page 111

 

This chapter assumes that you are familiar with the HP EFS WAN Accelerator

 

Management Console (Management Console). For detailed information about the

 

Management Console and how to use it, see the HP Enterprise File Services WAN

 

Accelerator Management Console User Guide.

 

This chapter also assumes that you are familiar with the installation and configuration

 

process for the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. For detailed information, see the HP

 

StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Installation and

 

Configuration Guide.

 

This chapter provides the basic steps for serial cluster and cascade deployments. It

 

does not provide detailed procedures. Use this chapter as a general guide for these

 

deployments. If you need additional assistance, contact HP technical support at http:/

 

/www.hp.com.

 

For detailed information about the factors you must consider before you deploy the HP

 

EFS WAN Accelerator, see “Design and Deployment Overview” on page 11.

Serial Cluster Deployment

You can provide increased optimization by deploying several HP EFS WAN

Accelerators back-to-back in an in-path configuration to create a serial cluster.

IMPORTANT: HP strongly recommends that only Series 5000 HP EFS WAN Accelerators are deployed in a serial cluster due to traffic loads.

10 - SERIAL CLUSTER AND CASCADE DEPLOYMENTS

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