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

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EPLOYMENTS
Out-of-Path, Static Cluster Deployment
An out-of-path, static cluster deployment is appropriate when an in-path
deployment is not an option. This deployment handles failures and scales to
very high traffic levels.
The following figure illustrates a deployment where two HP EFS WAN
Accelerators are configured as out-of-path devices on the server-side of the
network and there are static clusters with in-path HP EFS WAN Accelerators
on the client-side of the network.
Figure 4-4. Static Cluster Deployment
Basic Steps
(Client-Side)
Perform the following steps for each HP EFS WAN Accelerator on the client-
side of the network.
1. Configure the HP EFS WAN Accelerators as in-path devices. For detailed
information, see the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Installation and Configuration
Guide.
2. Connect to the Management Console. For detailed information, see the HP
EFS WAN Accelerator Management Console User Guide.
3. Navigate to the Setup: Optimization Service - In-Path Rules page in the
Management Console.
4. Define fixed-target rules for the set of HP EFS WAN Accelerators in each
cluster of user sites. For example:
 In the Northern region, for all the HP EFS WAN Accelerators in the set,
define HP EFS WAN Accelerator 1 as the fixed target for servers in
Subnet S.
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