HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 2.1.3 Release Notes (February 2006)
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WAN Accelerator that copies, mirrors, and transparently prepopulates data. You can download the
RCU from the HP support site located at: http://www.hp.com/
.
• HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Manager User Guide describes how to
install, configure, and administer a network made up of multiple HP EFS WAN Accelerators using the
HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Manager.
• HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services N4c WAN Accelerator 4-port NIC Installation Guide
describes how to install bypass cards in the HP EFS WAN Accelerator.
Additional documentation, including white papers and best-practices documents, is available on the HP
web site at: http://www.hp.com/go/efs
.
Hardware and software requirements
The following table summarizes the hardware and software requirements for the HP EFS WAN Accelerator.
WARNING! Ensure that the HP EFS WAN Accelerator is properly grounded. See the HP ProLiant DL320
Generation 3 Server User Guide or the HP ProLiant DL380 Generation 4 Server Reference and
Troubleshooting Guide for more information on grounding.
New features in version 2.1.3
The following features are available in this release:
Policy Based Routing (PBR) with Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
CDP is a protocol used by Cisco routers and switches to obtain neighbor IP addresses, model, IOS version,
and so on. The protocol runs at the Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer 2 using the 802.3 Ethernet
frame.
New features in version 2.1
The following features are available in this release:
Proxy File Service
You can enable Proxy File Service (PFS) if you have an HP EFS WAN Accelerator, DL320-1010,
DL320-2010, DL380-3010, or DL380-5010. PFS provides fast access to local files and continuous access
HP Component Hardware and Software Requirements
HP EFS WAN Accelerator 19 inch (483 mm) two- or four-post rack.
HP EFS WAN Accelerator
Management Console
, HP
StorageWorks Enterprise File
Services WAN Accelerator
Manager
• Any computer that supports a Web browser with color image
display.
• The Management Console has been tested with Mozilla,
version1.6 and 1.7, and Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0x.
NOTE: Javascript and cookies must be enabled in your Web browser.
HP EFS WAN Accelerator
Command-Line Interface
• An ASCII terminal or emulator that can connect to the serial console
(9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control) or a
computer with a Secure Shell (ssh) client that is connected by an IP
network to the HP EFS WAN Accelerator primary interface.
• Secure Shell (ssh). Free ssh clients include PuTTY for Windows®
computers, OpenSSH for many Unix and Unix-like operating
systems, and Cygwin.