Troubleshooting guide

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Cisco Wide Area Application Services Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring File Services
Configuring File Services
• Narrow the policy definition to a particular type of file by choosing a pattern operator from the File
Name drop-down list and entering the text that describes the pattern in the adjacent text box. For
example, enter ends with .doc. Do not use a space or the following special characters:
| : > < " ? * / \
Step 12 Click Submit.
The directive is saved and additional tabs appear at the top of the window.
Assigning Edge Devices to a Preposition Directive
After you create a preposition directive, you need to assign Edge WAEs or device groups to the directive.
This task determines which Edge WAEs will store preposition content in their cache.
Note Prepositioning includes the ability to configure multiple roots. See the “Creating a New Preposition
Directive” section on page 1-12.
To assign an Edge WAE or device group to a preposition directive, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the WAAS Central Manager menu, choose Configure > CIFS File Services > Preposition.
The Preposition Directives window appears, which lists the preposition directives that exist on the
system.
Step 2 Click the Edit icon next to the preposition directive that you want to assign to an Edge WAE or device
group.
Step 3 Click one of the following tabs at the top of the window:
• Assign Edge Devices—Allows you to select one or more Edge WAEs to assign to this directive.
• Assign Edge Groups—Allows you to select a device group to assign to this directive.
The Edge Device Assignments window or the Device Groups Assignments window appears, depending
on the selected option.
For either view, the assignments window lets you filter your view of the items in the list. Filtering
enables you to find items in the list that match the criteria that you set.
Step 4 Choose the Edge WAEs or device groups to assign to this preposition directive by doing either of the
following:
• Click in the taskbar to assign all available Edge WAEs or device groups to this directive.
• Click next to the individual Edge WAE or device group that you want to assign to this directive.
The icon changes to when selected.
Note If a device or device group is offline (identified by ), then you cannot assign that device or
group to this directive. The preposition directive, when assigned to a device group, is applied
only to connected Edge devices in the assigned device group.
When assigning a CIFS accelerator preposition directive to a device group, the directive is
applied only to those devices enabled for CIFS acceleration in the assigned device group.
Step 5 Click Submit.