HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 3.0.4 deployment guide (AG421-96001, March 2007)

HP STORAGEWORKS ENTERPRISE FILE SERVICES WAN ACCELERATOR DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 7
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
In This
Introduction
Welcome to the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator
Deployment Guide. Read this introduction for an overview of the information provided
in this guide and for an understanding of the documentation conventions used
throughout. This introduction includes the following sections:
 “About This Guide,” next
 “Hardware and Software Dependencies” on page 10
 “Ethernet Network Compatibility” on page 10
 “Antivirus Compatibility” on page 10
 “Additional Resources” on page 11
 “Contacting HP” on page 12
About This Guide
The HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide
describes how to configure the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN
Accelerator in complex in-path and out-of-path deployments such as failover, multiple
routing points, static clusters, connection forwarding, Web Cache Communication
Protocol (WCCP), Layer-4 and Policy-Based Routing (PBR), and Proxy File Service
(PFS).
Types of Users This guide is written for storage and network administrators with familiarity
administering and managing networks using Common Internet File System (CIFS),
Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Microsoft
Exchange.
Organization of
This Guide
The HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide
includes the following chapters:
 Chapter 1, “Designing an HP EFS WAN Accelerator Deployment,” describes the
HP EFS WAN Accelerator and provides an overview of how it works. It also
describes how to design and deploy the HP EFS WAN Accelerator in your
network.