HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide (November 2005)

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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
In This
Introduction
Welcome to the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator
Deployment Guide. Read this introduction for an overview of the information
provided in this guide and for an understanding of the documentation
conventions used throughout. This introduction contains the following
sections:
 “About This Guide,” next
 “Hardware and Software Dependencies” on page 8
 “Ethernet Network Compatibility” on page 8
 “Antivirus Compatibility” on page 8
 “Additional Resources” on page 9
 “Contacting HP” on page 10
About This Guide
The HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide
describes how to configure the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services
WAN Accelerator (HP EFS WAN Accelerator) in complex in-path and out-of-
path deployments such as failover, multiple routing points, static clusters,
connection forwarding, Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP), Layer
-4 and Policy-Based Routing (PBR), and Proxy-File Service (PFS).
Types of Users This guide is written for storage and network administrators with familiarity
administering and managing networks using Common Internet File System
(CIFS), Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP),
and Microsoft Exchange.
Organization of
This Guide
The HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide
includes the following chapters: