HP Network Direr Software Products manual Web Cache Redirection

872Appendix E: REPORT EXAMPLES

Web Cache Redirection

The Webcache Redirection feature of 3Com switches allows web traffic passing through the switch to be transparently redirected to a Webcache on the network. If a switch can support Webcache Redirection, 3Com Network Director provides the ability to enable Redirection via the Misconfigurations and Optimizations reports that are generated post-discovery.

Misconfiguration and Optimization Reports

The reports described the following two sections provide a hyperlink that allows the user to configure the device to perform Webcache Redirection and configure the Webcache caching mode. Clicking on these hyperlinks will send a request to 3Com Network Director that will result in the operation being performed. A response page will be returned to the user, this response will contain the status of the operation. These responses are described below.

Webcache Redirection - not enabled This report will be generated when a device with a Webcache Redirection capable agent and a Webcache are discovered but Webcache Redirection is not enabled from the device to the Webcache. A third column in the table of the report contains a hyperlink which, when clicked, enables Webcache redirection from the device listed in column 1 to the Webcache listed in column 2. The caching mode of the Webcache is also changed to transparent mode, the mode required for the correct operation of Webcache Redirection. After changing the caching mode, the Webcache Traffic Server is restarted. This operation is necessary for successfully redirecting web traffic and will take approximately 20 seconds to complete.

Caching mode unsuitable for Webcache Redirection This report will be generated when a device with a Webcache redirection capable agent and a Webcache are discovered, Webcache redirection is enabled but the Webcache is operating in ëforward proxyí mode rather than ëtransparent modeí as is required to perform Webcache edirection. A third column in the table of the report contains a hyperlink which, when clicked, changes the caching mode of the Webcache to ëtransparent modeí before restarting the Webcache Traffic Server.