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Chapter 1 Using the WAAS Command-Line Interface
Using Command Modes
Command Line Interface
The WAAS CLI allows you to configure, manage, and monitor WAAS devices on a per-device basis
through a console connection or a terminal emulation program. The WAAS CLI also allows you to
configure certain features that are only supported through the WAAS CLI (for example, configuring
LDAP signing on a WAE).
The instructions and examples in this guide describe only those features that can be configured on an
individual WAAS device using the WAAS CLI.
Graphical User Interface
In addition to the WAAS CLI, there are three WAAS graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that you access
from your browser:
• The WAAS Central Manager GUI allows you to centrally configure, manage, and monitor a WAE
or group of WAEs that are registered with the WAAS Central Manager. You also use this GUI to
configure, manage, and monitor the WAAS Central Manager, which is the dedicated appliance on
which the WAAS Central Manager GUI is running.
Note When you use the WAAS Central Manager GUI, you have the added capability of centrally configuring
settings and policies for groups of WAEs (device groups). When you use the WAAS CLI, you can only
configure settings and policies on a per-device basis.
• The WAE Device Manager GUI allows you to remotely configure, manage, and monitor an
individual WAE through your browser. In many cases, the same device settings can be found in both
the WAE Device Manager GUI and the WAAS Central Manager GUI. For this reason, we strongly
recommend that you always configure a WAE from the WAAS Central Manager GUI whenever
possible.
• The WAAS Print Services Administration GUI allows you to remotely configure an individual
WAAS print server and view a list of active and completed print jobs. You can access the WAAS
Print Services Administration GUI from either the WAAS Central Manager GUI or the WAE Device
Manager GUI.
The WAAS GUIs are the primary resources for configuration and monitoring WAEs. We strongly
recommend that you use the WAAS Central Manager GUI instead of the WAAS CLI, whenever possible.
For more information about how to use the WAAS GUIs to configure, manage, and monitor your WAAS
devices, see the Cisco Wide Area Application Services Configuration Guide.
We recommend that you be familiar with the basic concepts and terminology used in internetworking,
in your network topology, and in the protocols that the devices in your network can use. We also
recommend that you have a working knowledge of the operating systems on which you are running your
WAAS network, such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, or Solaris. This guide is not a tutorial.
Using Command Modes
The CLI for WAAS software is similar to the CLI for Cisco IOS software. Like Cisco IOS software, the
WAAS CLI is organized into different command and configuration modes. Each mode provides access
to a specific set of commands. This section describes the command modes provided by the WAAS
software CLI and includes the following topics: