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Chapter 3 CLI Commands

(config) central-manager

To specify the WAAS Central Manager’s role and port number, use the central-manager global

configuration command in central-manager device mode. To specify the IP address or hostname of the

WAAS Central Manager with which a WAE is to register, use the central-manager global configuration

command in application-accelerator device mode. To negate these actions, use the no form of this

command.

central-manager {address {hostname | ip-address} | role {primary | standby} | ui port port-num}

Syntax Description

Note The address option works in the application-accelerator device mode only. The role and ui port options

work in the central-manager device mode only.

Defaults The WAAS Central Manager GUI is preconfigured to use port 8443.

Command Modes global configuration

Device Modes application-accelerator

central-manager

Usage Guidelines The central-manager address global configuration command associates a WAE device with the WAAS

Central Manager so that the device can be approved as a part of the WAAS network. After the device is

configured with the WAAS Central Manager IP address, it presents a self-signed security certificate and

other essential information, such as its IP address or hostname, disk space allocation, and so forth, to the

WAAS Central Manager.

address Specifies the hostname or IP address of the WAAS Central Manager with

which the WAE should register.

hostname Hostname of the WAAS Central Manager with which the WAE should

ip-address IP address of the WAAS Central Manager with which the WAE should

role Configures the WAAS Central Manager role to either primary or standby.

primary Configures the WAAS Central Manager to be the primary WAAS Central

Manager for the WAEs that are registered with it.

standby Configures the WAAS Central Manager to be the standby WAAS Central

Manager for the WAEs that are registered with it.

ui Configures the WAAS Central Manager GUI port address.

port Configures the WAAS Central Manager GUI port. The default is port 8443.

port-num Port number (1–65535).