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Cisco Wide Area Application Services Command Reference
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Preface
This preface describes who should read the Cisco Wide Area Application Services Command Reference,
how it is organized, and its document conventions. It contains the following sections:
• Audience, page xi
• Document Organization, page xii
• Document Conventions, page xiii
• Related Documentation, page xiii
• Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines, page xiv
Audience
This command reference is intended for administrators who want to use the command-line interface
(CLI) of the Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
software to configure, manage, and monitor
WAAS devices on a per-device basis. This guide assumes that the WAAS device is running the WAAS
software. The guide provides descriptions and syntax of the WAAS CLI command.
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.
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.