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Table of Contents:
Overview____________________________________________________________3
Definitions and Acronyms ____________________________________________5
Acronym __________________________________________________________5
Explanation ________________________________________________________5
Objectives of the lab ___________________________________________________6
Beginning _________________________________________________________6
Preliminary tests: FTP and HTTP browsing_________________________________7
Preliminary tests with FTP ____________________________________________7
Preliminary tests with HTTP browsing___________________________________8
Configuring the optimization processes ___________________________________10
Putting inline the WAE engines _______________________________________10
Activating the Edge and Core WAEs engines ____________________________10
Setting UP the Application-Accelerator WAEs ___________________________12
Activating the Application Accelerators_________________________________12
Managing Devices through Groups ____________________________________14
Testing WAAS functionality ___________________________________________17
Performance Improvements for First Transfer & subsequent transfers _________17
Performance tests with FTP __________________________________________17
Cold test _______________________________________________________17
Hot test ________________________________________________________17
Optimized tests with HTTP browsing___________________________________18
Cold test _______________________________________________________18
Hot test ________________________________________________________18
Visualizing statistics __________________________________________________19
Conclusion _________________________________________________________21
Appendix A_________________________________________________________22
WCCP WAAS Traffic Interception ____________________________________22
WCCP Support __________________________________________________22
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Overview
Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) is an new technology that
provides application acceleration and WAN optimization capabilities to enable
organizations with multiple branch offices the ability to centralize their
storage, server, and data protection infrastructure while providing LAN-like
performance for remote users that access information over the WAN. Cisco
WAAS provides generic optimizations for TCP based applications,
compression, and data suppression capabilities that result in more efficient
bandwidth usage and faster response times for client applications.
This document offers a demonstration script for Cisco WAAS.
document includes key test areas and a recommended test environment.
The
Cisco WAAS is deployed on the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine (WAE)
family of appliances. The general deployment configuration is described in
Figure 1 below. A WAAS deployment typically involves the following
elements:
For this demonstration, we are using the following minimal equipment and
setup:
A Windows server with File, Web, Domain Controller and FTP
services enabled.
2 switches/routers with WCCP (version 2) capabilities
A LAN switch for Ethernet connectivity
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Explanation
WAE
WAAS
WAAS CM
WAFS
LCM
Core WAE
Edge WAE
WAN
LAN
Client
CIFS
NFS
ATP
DRE
DRE Context
TFO
LZ
ms
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The cloud network is a T1 Mbps connection having 40 ms of latency one way (80 ms
for the round trip time)
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5. Download and upload small files to your local My Documents folder. Use
then largest files!
The FTP client displays the time taken to download/upload the files in the
bottom part of the windows.
File size
Time to
upload/download
File Name
File size
Time to upload
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3. For ease of use and ability to start collecting statistics earlier, there are a few
parameters that need changing. In this section we will extend the CM session
timeout interval, as well as modify the intervals by which the CM or WAE
poll or push data to/from the CM.
4. Change view to the System Configuration page (figure 3), wait a few sec
for the screen to refresh.
5. Then, change the cdm.session.timeout parameter to 100. To change this
parameter, click the edit button.
.
Update the attribute value to 100 and submit. Click on System Properties to
comeback to previous screen for the next change.
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1. In the taskbar, click the Activate all inactive WAEs icon to activate the two
inactive WAEs.
2. The Activate all inactive WAE window appears. By default, the Create a
new location for each inactive WAE option is selected (Figure 6).
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4. Note that only non-CM devices are part of this group. Verify by clicking
Devices Device Groups Contents Assign Devices (figure 10).
6. Apply the default application policies on the group by pressing the Apply
Defaults icon in the task bar of the group home page (Figure 12).
Figure 12: Applying the default application policies with the proper task bar tool
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Cold optimizations are defined as scenarios when the Cisco WAEs in the path
of the TCP connection have no connection data cached in the DRE context.
Hot optimizations are defined as scenarios when the Cisco WAEs in the path
of the TCP connection have connection data cached in the DRE context.
The first step is to access the same files as before to note performance with cold
optimizations.
The second step is to access the same files as before to note performance with hot
optimizations.
Performance tests with FTP
Cold test
1. Lauch the FTP server by selecting the START/PROGRAM/FTP
Client/WS_FTP95 LE application.
2. Select the destination: 10.10.100.100
3. use the anonymous mode
4. Download and upload the same files as before! The FTP client displays the
time taken to download/upload the files. Please note these values.
File Name
File size
Time to
upload/download
Cold test
Hot test
Download and upload the same files as you did for the cold test! The FTP client
displays the time taken to download/upload the files. Please note these values.
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File Name
File size
Time to
upload/download
Hot test
Cold test
Browse the 10.10.100.100 HTTP server with Internet Explorer.
Type http://10.10.100.100 in the address window. Select the same files as before
(2MB.doc, 2MB.PPT and 15MB.PPT for example). Save them in your My
Documents folder. Estimate the time for accessing the pages and documents.
File Name
File size
Time to download
Cold test
Hot test
Select the same files as before (2MB.doc, 2MB.PPT and 15MB.PPT for example).
Save them in your My Documents folder and estimate the time for accessing the
documents.
File Name
File size
Time to download
Hot test
Compare the values you have retrieved for the non optimized and optimized transfers.
What are your conclusions? Have you seen any differences beween the Cold and Hot
optimizations?
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Visualizing statistics
When you first log into the WAAS Central Manager GUI, the System Home window
displays the two charts that are part of the system-wide Traffic Statistics Report.
These charts contain aggregated data for all the WAE devices in your WAAS
network.
The system may display a message like this:
as the Content Manager may not have enough information. Follow this procedure for
more details.
1. To have access to this page, click on the Cisco logo at the top left corner of the
Content manager window. You will see some statistics graphs like this:
Click View Detailed Report located below either of the two displayed reports
to change the report options.
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The report is displayed with parameters that allow you to choose a different
report and change basic properties of the report such as the time frame and size
of the report.
2. From the Chart drop-down list, choose one of the following chart types:
Reduction (incl. pass-through) Displays the percent of total traffic that
was reduced on your entire WAAS network using the WAAS optimization
techniques. This chart includes pass-through traffic in the total results.
Reduction (excl. pass-through) Displays the percent of total traffic that
was reduced on your entire WAAS network using the WAAS optimization
techniques. This chart excludes pass-through traffic in the total results.
Application Traffic Mix Displays the top nine applications with the most
traffic for your entire WAAS network.
Pass-through Traffic Mix Displays the most common reason that traffic
passed through your WAAS network unoptimized. This chart allows you to
show traffic statistics for all applications or for one specific application.
3. From the Time Frame drop-down list, choose the last hour option and then
the update button. You may see more details and graphs.
4. Look to the different available statistics, in particular to the FTP and Web
statistics. Nonclassified and nonmonitored applications are grouped together
into the Other category
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Conclusion
Your enterprise can take full advantage of Cisco Wide Area Application Services
(WAAS) to accomplish three primary IT objectives:
1. Provide optimal performance for applications delivered from your central data
center to branch office users
2. Consolidate costly branch office server, storage, and backup infrastructure into
data centers, while maintaining LAN-like service levels for remote users
3. Minimize WAN bandwidth expenses
The WAAS portfolio of technologies and products give branch and remote offices
LAN-like access to centrally hosted applications, servers, storage, and multimedia in
a common, easy-to-manage form, all with LAN-like performance. The solution
provides a powerful application delivery, acceleration, and WAN optimization
solution for the branch office that optimizes the performance of any TCP-based
application operating in a WAN or MAN environment.
Unlike traditional WAN optimization technology, Cisco WAAS integrates
transparently within customers networks, preserving TCP information to maintain
functions such as security, QoS, visibility and monitoring end-to-end. Additionally,
Cisco WAAS provides comprehensive acceleration and optimization capabilities, ease
of deployment and management through auto-discovery of devices, and complete
integration with Cisco IOS services like NetFlow and QoS.
You can find more information on the cisco web site at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5680/Products_Sub_Category_Home.html
Thank you for having attended this lab If you have further questions, dont hesitate
to ask the proctors standing in the room.
The Networkers lab team
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Appendix A
WCCP WAAS Traffic Interception
In a WAAS network, traffic between clients in the branch offices and the servers in
the data center can be redirected to WAEs for application-specific acceleration, flow
optimization, data redundancy elimination, and compression. Traffic is intercepted
and redirected to WAEs based on policies that have been configured on the routers.
WCCP Support
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