HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 2.1.3 Release Notes (February 2006)

HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 2.1.3 release notes 5
to files in the event of WAN disruption. PFS allows you to store local copies of files at the remote site (that
is, a branch office) in an integrated virtual file server resident on the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. PFS
requires the HP EFS Remote Copy Utility (RCU).
High-Speed TCP
For the HP EFS WAN Accelerator DL380-5010, High-Speed TCP provides dramatic acceleration and
throughput for high bandwidth networks where the WAN pipe is large.
Microsoft Structured Query Language (MS-SQL) Acceleration Module
Enabling the MS-SQL Acceleration Module allows you to send SQL requests and responses between clients
and servers to improve optimization for Microsoft Project 2003 (MS Project). This feature is optional. If you
want to optimize other database systems, contact HP Professional Services to assist you in configuring the
HP EFS WAN Accelerator.
Serial clustering
You can provide increased optimization capacity by deploying several HP EFS WAN Accelerators
back-to-back in an in-path configuration to create a serial cluster. HP strongly recommends you use
DL380-5010 HP EFS WAN Accelerators in serial clustering deployments.
Port labeling
You can assign a port label to a range of ports when you define configuration rules in the HP EFS WAN
Accelerator. For example, you can specify a port label for a set of ports when you define fixed-target rules
in the HP EFS WAN Accelerator.
4-Port Gig-E support.
Version 2.1 supports up to three cards per system on the DL380-3010 and DL380-5010 models. When
there are multiple physical links going from the Local Area Network (LAN) to the WAN you can use the
Four-Port Gig-E interface to build multiple pairs of LAN and WAN interfaces (or multiple relays).
Fiber Card support
Version 2.1 supports one card per system on the DL380-3010 and DL380-5010 models. The Fiber Card
allows you to connect to optical fiber devices in your network.
Backward compatibility
Version 2.1 HP EFS WAN Accelerator software is backward compatible with version 1.2.6 and later
software.
Connection Forwarding
In asymmetric networks, where a client request traverses a different network path than the server response,
you can enable Connection Forwarding to ensure that the HP EFS WAN Accelerator optimizes the
connections, even though they traverse different paths.
Automatic data store synchronization
The HP EFS WAN Accelerator automatically copies the data store from the master HP EFS WAN
Accelerator to the backup HP EFS WAN Accelerator in failover configurations. The HP EFS WAN
Accelerator automatically detects changes in the master HP EFS WAN Accelerator data store and copies
the changes to the backup HP EFS WAN Accelerator without disrupting end users.
HP EFS WAN Accelerator to HP EFS WAN Accelerator encryption
The HP EFS WAN Accelerator supports authentication and encryption for communication between two HP
EFS WAN Accelerators using Internet Protocol Security (IPsec). The HP EFS WAN Accelerator also supports
Perfect Forward Secrecy to provide additional security by renegotiating keys at specified intervals.