HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide (November 2005)

HP EFS WAN ACCELERATOR DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 1
CONTENTS
Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 5
About This Guide............................................................................... 5
Types of Users.............................................................................. 5
Organization of This Guide ....................................................... 5
Document Conventions.............................................................. 7
Hardware and Software Dependencies.......................................... 8
Ethernet Network Compatibility..................................................... 8
Antivirus Compatibility.................................................................... 8
Additional Resources ........................................................................ 9
Related HP Documentation ....................................................... 9
Online Documentation ............................................................. 10
Related Reading......................................................................... 10
Contacting HP .................................................................................. 10
Technical Support...................................................................... 10
HP Storage Web Site........................................................................ 11
HP NAS Services Web Site ............................................................. 11
Chapter 1 Designing an HP EFS WAN Accelerator Deployment ............. 13
Introduction to the HP EFS WAN Accelerator............................ 13
Transaction Acceleration.......................................................... 14
Scalable Data Referencing ........................................................ 14
Virtual Window Expansion ..................................................... 14
Transaction Prediction.............................................................. 15
Design and Deployment Overview............................................... 15
Definition of Terms.......................................................................... 17
Bypass Mode..................................................................................... 18
Failover Mode................................................................................... 19