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Chapter 1 Introduction to Cisco WAAS
Overview of the WAAS Interfaces
These services eliminate the need for a separate hardware print server in the branch office. WAAS print
services are available for Windows clients and work with any IP-based network printer.
Virtualization
The WAAS software allows you to configure a virtual blade, which allows you to add services running
in their own operating environments to your WAAS system. For example, you could configure a virtual
blade in a WAE device to run Windows services such as Print Services, Active Directory Services, DNS,
and DHCP services.
A WAAS virtual blade provides an emulated hardware environment within your WAE device that acts
as a generic computer. You can install an operating system and applications to work with your WAAS
system and provide additional services for the users on your network. For more information, see
Chapter 1, “Configuring Virtual Blades.”
Overview of the WAAS Interfaces
The WAAS software provides the following interfaces to help you manage, configure, and monitor the
various elements of your WAAS network:
• WAAS Central Manager GUI, page 1-10
• WAAS Central Manager Monitoring API, page 1-17
• WAE Device Manager GUI, page 1-17
• WAAS CLI, page 1-18
• WAAS CLI, page 1-18
WAAS Central Manager GUI
Every WAAS network must have one primary WAAS Central Manager device that is responsible for
managing the other WAAS devices in your network. The WAAS Central Manager devices hosts the
WAAS Central Manager GUI, a Web-based interface that allows you to configure, manage, and monitor
the WAAS devices in your network. The WAAS Central Manager resides on a dedicated WAE device.
The WAAS Central Manager GUI allows administrators to perform the following tasks:
• Configure system and network settings for an individual WAAS device, vWAAS device, WAAS
Express device, device group, AppNav Controller, and AppNav Cluster.
• Create and edit optimization policies that determine the action that a WAAS device performs when
it intercepts specific types of traffic.
• Create and edit AppNav policies that determine how AppNav Controllers distribute traffic to
optimizing WAAS nodes.
• Configure file services and set up file preposition policies (preposition works only with the CIFS
application accelerator).
• Create device groups that help you manage and configure multiple WAEs at the same time.
• View detailed reports about the optimized traffic in your WAAS network.