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Chapter 3 CLI Commands

(config) device mode

To configure the device mode for the WAAS device, use the device mode global configuration

command. To reset the mode of operation on your WAAS device, use the no form of this command.

device mode {application-accelerator | central-manager}

no device mode {application-accelerator | central-manager}

Syntax Description

Defaults The default device operation mode is application-accelerator.

Command Modes global configuration

Device Modes application-accelerator

central-manager

Usage Guidelines If the WAAS device is operating with an Accelerator only image, you will not be able to convert it to

central-manager mode until after you update it with a Full image and reboot. You can use the show

version EXEC command to check the type of software image the WAE is running.

Examples The following example shows how to specify central manager as the device mode of a WAAS device:

WAE(config)# device mode central-manager

The following example shows how to specify application accelerator as the device mode of a WAAS

device:

WAE(config)# device mode application-accelerator

To change the device mode from central-manager to application-accelerator, you must first use the

cms deregister command in EXEC mode to disable the Centralized Management System on the Central

Manager, and then use the device mode command in global configuration mode, as shown in the

following example:

WAE# cms deregister

WAE(config)# device mode application-accelerator

WAE# copy running-config startup-config

application-accelerator Configures the WAAS device to function as a WAAS Accelerator.

All of your branch and data center WAEs should be operating in this

mode.

central-manager Configures the WAAS device to function as a WAAS Central

Manager.