HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 2.1 Installation and Configuration Guide (November 2005)

36 2 - INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING THE HP EFS WAN ACCELERATOR
Connecting the
HP EFS WAN
Accelerator to
Your Network
You use CAT-5E straight-through and cross-over cables to connect to your
network in an in-path configuration. Make sure you use the correct cables to
establish your network connections:
 Straight-through cables. Use straight-through cables to connect the NIC1
(Primary) and LAN ports on the HP EFS WAN Accelerator to the LAN
switch.
 Cross-over cable. Use the cross-over cable to connect the WAN port on
the HP EFS WAN Accelerator to the WAN router.
To connect the HP EFS
WAN Accelerator to
your network
1. Plug the straight-through cable into the NIC1 (Primary) port of the HP EFS
WAN Accelerator and the LAN switch. (This can be any port on your LAN
switch that acts as a host.)
 For the HP ProLiant DL320-510, DL320-1010, and DL320-2010, refer to
Figure 2-4 on page 27, item 5.
 For the HP ProLiant DL380-3010 and DL380-5010, refer to Figure 2-5 on
page 28, item 9.
2. Identify the straight-through cable that connects your WAN router to your
LAN switch. Unplug the end connected to the WAN router.
Figure 2-6. Disconnecting the WAN Router
3. Plug the straight-through cable that you disconnected from the WAN
router into the LAN port of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator.
 For the HP ProLiant DL320-510, DL320-1010, and DL320-2010, refer to
Figure 2-4 on page 27, item 1.
 For the HP ProLiant DL380-3010 and DL380-5010, refer to Figure 2-5 on
page 28, item 3.
4. Using the provided cross-over cable, plug the cable into the WAN port of
the HP EFS WAN Accelerator and the WAN router. (This must be a cross-
over cable.)
 For the HP ProLiant DL320-510, DL320-1010, and DL320-2010, refer to
Figure 2-4 on page 27, item 1.
 For the HP ProLiant DL380-3010 and DL380-5010, refer to Figure 2-5 on
page 28, item 3.
NOTE: If you have an HP EFS N4c WAN Accelerator 4-port NIC card, repeat Step 2
through Step 3. For detailed information about installing the HP EFS N4c WAN
Accelerator 4-port NIC card, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services N4c WAN
Accelerator 4-port NIC Installation Guide.
You can now optimize WAN traffic using the HP EFS WAN Accelerator.