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Cisco Wide Area Application Services Command Reference

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Using the WAAS Command-Line Interface

The Cisco WAAS software command-line interface (CLI) is used in combination with the WAAS

Manager GUI to configure, monitor, and maintain a WAAS device. The CLI on a WAAS device can be

accessed directly through the console port of an attached PC or remotely through a Telnet session on a

PC running terminal emulation software.

Note The WAAS software runs on the WAE-511, WAE-512, WAE-611, WAE-612, WAE-7326. WAE-7341,

and WAE-7371. You must deploy the WAAS Central

Manager on a dedicated appliance.

Throughout this book, the term WAE is used to refer collectively to the supported WAE platforms unless

otherwise noted. For simplification, the term WAAS device is used to refer collectively to WAAS Central

Managers and WAEs that are running the WAAS software.

This chapter provides an overview of how to use the WAAS CLI, including an explanation of CLI

command modes, navigation and editing features, and help features.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Using Command Modes, page 1-2

• Using Command-Line Processing, page 1-7

• Checking Command Syntax, page 1-7

• Using the no Form of Commands, page 1-9

• Using System Help, page 1-9

• Saving Configuration Changes, page 1-9

• Navigating the WAAS Directories on a WAE, page 1-9

• Managing WAAS Files Per Device, page 1-12