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872 Appendix E: REPORT EXAMPLES
Web Cache Redirection
The Webcache Redirection feature of 3Com switches allows web traffic
passing through the switch to be transparently redirected to a Webcache
on the network. If a switch can support Webcache Redirection, 3Com
Network Director provides the ability to enable Redirection via the
Misconfigurations and Optimizations reports that are generated
post-discovery.
Misconfiguration and Optimization Reports
The reports described the following two sections provide a hyperlink that
allows the user to configure the device to perform Webcache Redirection
and configure the Webcache caching mode. Clicking on these hyperlinks
will send a request to 3Com Network Director that will result in the
operation being performed. A response page will be returned to the user,
this response will contain the status of the operation. These responses are
described below.
Webcache Redirection - not enabled This report will be generated
when a device with a Webcache Redirection capable agent and a
Webcache are discovered but Webcache Redirection is not enabled from
the device to the Webcache. A third column in the table of the report
contains a hyperlink which, when clicked, enables Webcache redirection
from the device listed in column 1 to the Webcache listed in column 2.
The caching mode of the Webcache is also changed to transparent mode,
the mode required for the correct operation of Webcache Redirection.
After changing the caching mode, the Webcache Traffic Server is
restarted. This operation is necessary for successfully redirecting web
traffic and will take approximately 20 seconds to complete.
Caching mode unsuitable for Webcache Redirection This report
will be generated when a device with a Webcache redirection capable
agent and a Webcache are discovered, Webcache redirection is enabled
but the Webcache is operating in ëforward proxyí mode rather than
ëtransparent modeí as is required to perform Webcache edirection. A
third column in the table of the report contains a hyperlink which, when
clicked, changes the caching mode of the Webcache to ëtransparent
modeí before restarting the Webcache Traffic Server.