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Chapter 1 Using the WAAS Command-Line Interface
Using Command Modes
Device Mode
The WAAS software allows you to specify the device mode of a WAAS device. In a WAAS network, you
must deploy a WAAS device in one of the following device modes:
• Central-manager mode—Mode required by the WAAS Central Manager device.
• Application-accelerator mode—(Default) Mode for a WAAS Accelerator (a Core WAE or Edge
WAE) that is running the WAAS software. WAEs are used to optimize TCP traffic over your
network. When client and server applications attempt to communicate with each other, the network
intercepts and redirects this traffic to the WAEs so that they can act on behalf of the client
application and the destination server. The WAEs examine the traffic and use built-in application
policies to determine whether to optimize the traffic or allow it to pass through your network
unoptimized.
Note Because WAAS Central Manager must be deployed on a dedicated appliance, a WAAS device can
operate only in one device mode: either in central-manager mode or application-accelerator mode.
The set of WAAS CLI commands that are available vary based on the device mode of the WAAS device.
Changing the Device Mode
To change the device mode of a WAAS device, use the device mode global configuration command as
follows:
waas-cm(config)# device mode ?
application-accelerator Configure device to function as a WAAS Engine.
central-manager Configure device to function as a WAAS Central Manager.
For example, after you use the WAAS CLI to specify the basic network parameters for the designated
WAAS Central Manager (the WAAS device named waas-cm) and assign it as a primary interface, you
can use the device mode configuration command to specify its device mode as central-manager.
waas-cm# configure
waas-cm(config)#
waas-cm(config)# primary-interface gigabitEthernet 1/0
waas-cm(config)# device mode central-manager
waas-cm(config)# exit
waas-cm# copy run start
waas-cm# reload
Proceed with reload?[confirm] y
SSL host peering
service configuration
From global configuration
mode, use the crypto ssl
services host-service
peering command.
WAE(config-ssl-peering)#
To return to global configuration mode,
use the exit command.
To return to privileged EXEC mode, use
the end command or press Ctrl-Z.
SSL management
service configuration
From global configuration
mode, use the crypto ssl
management-service
command.
WAE(config-ssl-mgmt)#
To return to global configuration mode,
use the exit command.
To return to privileged EXEC mode, use
the end command or press Ctrl-Z.
Table 1-1 WAAS Command Modes Summary (continued)
Command Mode Access Method Prompt Exit Method