Specifications

Chapter 6 Content Networking
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Cisco GSS 4480 Global Site Selector
Cisco GSS 4480 Global Site Selector
The Cisco GSS 4480 is a networking product that globally load balances distributed data
centers. The Cisco GSS 4480 acts as the cornerstone of multisite disaster recovery plans in
deployments of Cisco’s market-leading content switches. Customers deploying new Cisco
content switches such as the Cisco CSS 11500 Content Services Switch and the Content
Switching Module (CSM) for the Cisco Catalyst ® 6500 Series switches or have already
deployed legacy switches such as the Cisco CSS 11000 and Cisco Local Directors can
benefit from the new levels of traffic management and centralized command and control
provided by the Cisco GSS 4480.
Key Features
• Provides resilient architecture critical for disaster recovery and multisite Web
applications deployments
• Offers flexible heterogeneous support for all Cisco SLBs and DNS-capable networking
products
• Provides centralized command and control of DNS resolution process for direct and
precise control of global load-balancing process
• Offers site persistence for e-commerce applications
• Offers a unique DNS race feature-The Cisco GSS 4480 can in real time direct content
consumers to the closest data center
• Supports a Web-based graphical user interface (GUI) and DNS wizard to simplify the
DNS command and control
Competitive Products
Specifications
Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information
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For More Information
See the Cisco GSS 4480 Web site: http://www.cisco.com/go/gss
• F5 Networks eCommerce 540 • Nortel/Alteon iSD 410 SSL Accelerator
Feature Cisco GSS 4480
Number of Ports
Two 10/100Base TX Ports
Port Description
Network Ports: Two 10/100Base TX; Console Port
DNS requests per second
4000, depending on configuration (~ 345 million DNS requests per day per Cisco GSS 4480; an entire
system is capable of 2.7 billion DNS requests per day)
Configuration Software OS Support
Windows NT 4.0; Red Hat Linux 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
Network management
Console port-CLI Access to system via Telnet; Secure copy (SCP) or FTP; GUI-Secure HTTP (HTTPS)
for Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator
Storage
One 36-GB hard drive
Physical
One-rack unit size chassis; Network management serial port1 GB of RAM600-MHz PIII CPU
Dimensions
1.72 x 17.5 x 14.13 in. (43.7 x 444.5 x 358.9 cm)
Cisco GSS 4480
Cisco GSS 4480-K9 Global site selector
SF-GSS-V1.0-K9 SF-GSS-V1.0-K9Global site selector software