HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 2.1.5 deployment guide (June 2006)

42 5 - CONFIGURING CONNECTION FORWARDING
You can configure connection forwarding using the Management Console or the HP
EFS WAN Accelerator command-line interface (CLI).
Configuring
Connection
Forwarding
Using
the
Management
Console
The following section describes the basic steps for enabling and configuring
connection forwarding using the Management Console.
The following figure illustrates a network deployment in which the packets from the
client to the server go through HP EFS WAN Accelerator-2 while packets from the
server to the client go through HP EFS WAN Accelerator-3. From HP EFS WAN
Accelerator-3 the packets are sent to HP EFS WAN Accelerator-2, through the virtual
path.
Figure 5-3. Connection Forwarding in an Asymmetric Network
IMPORTANT: When you define a neighbor, you must specify the HP EFS WAN Accelerator
in-path IP address, not the primary IP address.
Basic Steps
(Client-Side)
Perform the following step on each of the client-side HP EFS WAN Accelerators.
• The client-side HP EFS WAN Accelerator is configured as an in-path device. For
detailed information, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN
Accelerator Installation and Configuration Guide.
Basic Steps
(Server-Side)
Perform the following steps on each of the server-side HP EFS WAN Accelerators.