CHAPTER 5 Configuring Connection

Forwarding

In This Chapter

This chapter describes how to deploy the HP EFS WAN Accelerator in asymmetric

 

server-side networks using connection forwarding. This chapter includes the following

 

sections:

 

‹ “Introduction to Connection Forwarding,” next

 

‹ “One-to-One Failover Deployment” on page 41

 

‹ “Configuring Connection Forwarding” on page 41

 

This chapter assumes 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.

Introduction to Connection Forwarding

In asymmetric networks, a client request traverses a different network path than the server response. Although the packets traverse different paths, to optimize a connection, packets traveling in both directions must pass through the same client-side and server-side HP EFS WAN Accelerator.

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