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

46 5 - CONFIGURING CONNECTION FORWARDING
Configuring Connection Forwarding
The following section describes the basic steps for 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 EFS WAN Accelerator
Installation and Configuration Guide.
Basic Steps
(Server-Side)
Perform the following steps on each of the server-side HP EFS WAN
Accelerators.