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CONTENTS

Preface vii

Purpose vii

Audience viii

Organization viii

Conventions ix

Related Documentation xi

Obtaining Documentation xiii

Cisco.com xiii
Product Documentation DVD xiii
Ordering Documentation xiv

Documentation Feedback xiv

Cisco Product Security Overview xv

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products xvi

Obtaining Technical Assistance xvi

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website xvii
Submitting a Service Request xvii
Definitions of Service Request Severity xviii

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xix

CHAPTER

1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 1-1

Introduction 1-1

Software Functional Description 1-4

WAAS Software Description 1-4

Contents

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ACNS Software Description 1-5
WAFS Software Description 1-6

Hardware Features 1-6

Front Panel Control Buttons 1-7
LED Indicators 1-7
Input/Output Ports and Connectors 1-10

Ethernet Port Connector 1-11
Serial Port Connector 1-12
Video Port Connectors 1-13

Inline Network Adapter Description 1-14

Form and Function 1-14
Ports and LED Indicators 1-16
Inline Network Adapter Cabling Requirements 1-17
Installation Scenarios and Cabling Examples for Fast Ethernet

Connections 1-20

CHAPTER

2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 2-1

Safety Warnings 2-1

Safety Guidelines 2-4

General Precautions 2-4
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge 2-6
Rack Installation Safety Guidelines 2-6

CHAPTER

3 Installing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 3-1

Tools and Parts Required 3-2

Installing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 3-2

Installing the Chassis in a Two-Post Rack 3-3
Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack 3-4
Installing the Chassis on a Tabletop 3-12

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Contents

Connecting Cables 3-13

Connecting Power and Booting the System 3-15

Checking the LEDs 3-15

Removing or Replacing a Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 3-15

CHAPTER

4 Installing Hardware Options 4-1

Removing the Cover and Bezel 4-1

Installing Adapters 4-3

Installing DIMMs 4-6

Working with Hard Disk Drives 4-10

Installing SATA Hard Disk Drives 4-11
Installing an SAS Hard Disk Drive 4-13

Completing the Installation 4-15

APPENDIX

A Technical Specifications A-1

Appliance Specifications A-1

Adapter Specifications A-4

APPENDIX

B Troubleshooting the System Hardware B-1

Checking the Basics B-1

Checking Connections and Switches B-2

APPENDIX

C Maintaining the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine C-1

Maintaining Your Site Environment C-1

Temperature C-2
Humidity C-3
Altitude C-3
Dust and Particles C-3

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Corrosion C-4
Electrostatic Discharge C-4
Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference C-4
Magnetism C-5
Power Source Interruptions C-6

Using Power Protection Devices C-7

Surge Protectors C-7
Line Conditioners C-7
Uninterruptible Power Supplies C-7

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Preface

This preface describes the purpose of the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 512
and 612 Hardware Installation Guide, who should read it, how it is organized, and

its document conventions.

This preface contains the following sections:

• Purpose, page vii

• Audience, page viii

• Organization, page viii

• Conventions, page ix

• Related Documentation, page xi

• Obtaining Documentation, page xiii

• Documentation Feedback, page xiv

• Cisco Product Security Overview, page xv

• Obtaining Technical Assistance, page xvi

• Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page xix

Purpose

This installation guide explains how to prepare your site for installation, how to
install a WAE-512 and WAE-612 (WAE) in an equipment rack, and how to
maintain and troubleshoot the system hardware. After completing the hardware

Preface

Audience

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installation procedures covered in this guide, you will then use the appropriate
companion publications to configure your system. (See the

“Related

Documentation” section on page xi.)

Audience

To use this installation guide, you should be familiar with internetworking
equipment and cabling, and have a basic knowledge of electronic circuitry and
wiring practices.

To complete the installation, including the software configuration for your WAE
appliance and for the router with which it works in conjunction, you should be
familiar with basic networking principles and router configuration, especially
web page protocols.

Warning

Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or
service this equipment.

Statement 1030

Organization

This guide includes the following chapters:

Chapter Title Description

Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area

Application Engine

Describes the physical properties of the WAE
appliance and provides a functional overview
of the different software-based device modes.

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Wide

Area Application Engine

Describes safety considerations and gives an
overview of the installation and procedures
you should perform before the actual
installation.

Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco Wide Area

Application Engine

Describes installing the hardware and
connecting the external network
interface

cables.

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Conventions

Conventions

Command descriptions use the following conventions:

Convention Description

boldface font Commands and keywords are in boldface.

italic font Variables for which you supply values are in italics.

[ ] Elements in square brackets are optional.

{x | y | z} Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated

by vertical bars.

[x | y | z] Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and

separated by vertical bars.

string A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks

around the string, or the string will include the
quotation

marks.

Chapter 4 Installing Hardware Options Describes how to remove and replace the hard

disk drives, memory options, and adapters.

Appendix A Technical Specifications Describes the functional specifications for the

hardware models.

Appendix B Troubleshooting the System

Hardware

Describes troubleshooting procedures for the
hardware installation.

Appendix C Maintaining the Cisco Wide Area

Application Engine

Contains the procedures for keeping your
system in good condition.

Chapter Title Description

Preface

Conventions

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Screen examples use the following conventions:

Convention Description

screen font Terminal sessions and information the system displays are

in

screen font.

boldface screen

font

Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.

italic screen

font

Variables for which you supply values are in italic screen
font.

^ The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control—for

example, the key combination ^D in a screen display means
hold down the Control key while you press the D key.

< > Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle

brackets.

[ ] Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, # An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the

beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

Notes, cautionary statements, and safety warnings use these conventions:

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to

materials not contained in this manual.

Caution Means reader be careful. You are capable of doing something that might result in

equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause
bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards
involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for
preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each
warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that
accompanied this device.

Statement 1071

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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Preface

Related Documentation

Related Documentation

The WAE appliance supports three different software installations: Cisco Wide
Area Application Services software (WAAS), Cisco Wide Area File System
(WAFS) software and Cisco Application and Content Networking System
(ACNS) software.

When WAAS software is installed, the WAE appliance can function as either a
Central Manager or as an Application Acceleration Engine. When ACNS software
is installed, the WAE appliance functions as a Content Engine or one of the other
ACNS device modes (Content Router or Content Distribution Manager). When
WAFS software is installed, the WAE appliance functions as a File Engine.

The Cisco WAAS software document set includes the following documents:

• Cisco WAAS Release Notes

• Cisco WAAS Quick Installation Guide

• Cisco WAAS User Guide

• Cisco WAAS Command Reference

• Cisco WAAS System Messages Guide

• Cisco WAAS Logging Messages Guide

• Cisco WAAS MIB Support Guide

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The WAFS software document set includes the following documents:

• Release Notes for Cisco WAFS

• Cisco WAFS 3.0 Quick Installation Guide

• Cisco WAFS 3.0 Configuration Guide

• Cisco WAFS 3.0 Command Reference

• Cisco WAFS 3.0 User Guide

• Cisco WAFS 3.0 Online Help

• Cisco WAFS MIB Quick Reference

• Cisco WAFS System Messages Reference

• NIST Net Installation and Configuration Note

• Cisco WAFS Benchmark Tool for Microsoft Office Applications Installation

and Configuration Note

The ACNS software document set includes the following documents:

• Release Notes for Cisco ACNS Software

• Cisco ACNS Software Upgrade and Maintenance Guide, Release 5.x

• Cisco ACNS Software Configuration Guide for Locally Managed

Deployments

• Cisco ACNS Software Configuration Guide for Centrally Managed

Deployments

• Cisco ACNS Software Command Reference

• Cisco ACNS Software API Guide

The documentation for this product also includes the following hardware-related
documents:

• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Content

Networking Product Series

• Installing the Cisco WAE Inline Network Adapter

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Cisco.com

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Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

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• Emergencies — [e-mail]

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solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your
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For S1 or S2 service requests or if you do not have Internet access, contact the
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Severity 2 (S2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or
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Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of your network is impaired, but most
business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources
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Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product
capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your
business operations.

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• World-class networking training is available from Cisco. You can view

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CHAPTER

1

Introducing the Cisco Wide Area
Application Engine

This chapter provides a basic functional overview of the Cisco Wide Area
Application Engine 512 and 612 (WAE-512 and WAE-612), and describes the
hardware, major components, and front and back panel indicators and controls.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Introduction, page 1-1

• Software Functional Description, page 1-4

• Hardware Features, page 1-6

Introduction

The Wide Area Application Engines (WAE-512 and WAE-612) support three
different software installations that provide a comprehensive set of services for
the remote office: Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) software, Cisco
Wide Area File System (WAFS) software and Cisco Application and Content
Networking System (ACNS) software.

The following software releases support the WAE-512 and WAE-612 appliances:

• WAAS 4.0.1 and later

• WAFS 3.0.7 and later

• ACNS 5.4.3 and later

• ACNS 5.5.1 and later

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When WAAS software is installed, the WAE appliance can function as either a
Central Manager or as an Application Acceleration Engine. When ACNS software
is installed, the WAE appliance functions as a Content Engine or one of the other
ACNS device modes (Content Router or Content Distribution Manager). When
WAFS software is installed, the WAE appliance functions as a File Engine.

Figure 1-1 shows the WAE-512 and Figure 1-2 shows the WAE-612.

Figure 1-1 WAE-512—Front View

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Cisco WAE 500 Series

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Introduction

Figure 1-2 WAE-612—Front View

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Cisco WAE 500 Series

The WAE-512 and WAE-612 are configured for AC-input power and have a single
AC-input power supply.

The WAE appliance has an integrated dual-port Ethernet controller, which
supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TX Ethernet using RJ-45
receptacles. Both Ethernet ports support autodetect speed mode and full-duplex
operation, which enable simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the
Ethernet

LAN.

WAE-512 and 612 models that are operating with ACNS software support an
MPEG A/V decoder adapter. This adapter is user-replaceable and is installed in
PCI-X slot 1 on the back panel.

Figure 1-3 shows the WAE rear view.

Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine

Software Functional Description

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Figure 1-3 WAE-512 and WAE-612 Back Panel

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Software Functional Description

The operation of the WAE is dependent on the software application that is
installed on it. This section describes WAAS, ACNS and WAFS software:

• WAAS Software Description, page 1-4

• ACNS Software Description, page 1-5

• WAFS Software Description, page 1-6

WAAS Software Description

With WAAS software installed, the WAE appliance functions as either a WAAS
Central Manager or a WAAS Application Acceleration Engine. The WAAS
Central Manager provides a graphical user interface to monitor and configure all
Acceleration Engines. The WAAS Acceleration Engine is deployed in remote
branch offices and in the data center to accelerate TCP applications that access
data across the network.

The Application Acceleration Engine functionality operates at different levels
based on the software licenses purchased. WAAS 4.x, software offers the WAAS
Transport License or the WAAS Enterprise License options.

Cisco WAAS software helps enterprises meet the following objectives:

• Provide branch office employees with LAN-like access to information and

applications across a geographically distributed network.

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Software Functional Description

• Migrate application and file servers from branch offices into centrally

managed data centers.

• Minimize unnecessary WAN bandwidth consumption through the use of

advanced compression algorithms.

• Provide print services to branch office users. Cisco WAAS allows you to

configure a WAE as a print server so you do not need to deploy a dedicated
system to fulfill print requests.

• Improve application performance over the WAN by addressing the following

common issues:

–

Low data rates (constrained bandwidth)

–

Slow delivery of frames (high network latency)

–

Higher rates of packet loss (low reliability)

ACNS Software Description

With ACNS software installed, the WAE appliance functions as a Content
Distribution Manager, Content Engine, or Content Router. The Content
Distribution Manager provides a graphical user interface to manage registered
Content Engines and Content Routers. The ACNS solution addresses the need to
distribute and receive high-bandwidth, media-rich content across the Internet or
an intranet without performance losses or content-delivery

delays.

ACNS software offers the following content-based services:

• Content caching and hosting

• Proxy services

• Content replication

• Video streaming

In Content Engine mode, the WAE operates either as a component of an ACNS
network or as a standalone content-caching device and is generally positioned on
the WAN edge between your enterprise network and the

Internet.

Note The WAE-612 supports device-mode configuration and can be configured with

ACNS 5.x software to operate as a Content Engine, a Content Router, a Content
Distribution Manager, or an IP/TV Program Manager. The WAE-512 operates as
a Content Engine only.

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To deploy Cisco Content Engines with Cisco ACNS software within your existing
network, your network must support Cisco

IOS software and the Web Cache
Communication Protocol (WCCP). WCCP transparently redirects HTTP requests
to a Content

Engine, and the Content Engine responds to those requests.

WAFS Software Description

With WAFS software installed, the WAE appliance functions as a File Engine.
The File Engine is an Internet file delivery device that provides the following
file-based services:

• Segment-level file and metadata caching

• Protocol-specific latency reduction

• WAN transport-level optimization

• Policy-based prepositioning

• Global locking and coherency

• Native end-to-end CIFS/NFS support

• Web-based centralized control and management

• Branch file server replacement

Hardware Features

This section illustrates and describes the front and back panel controls, ports, and
LED indicators on the WAE-512 and WAE-612. It contains the following topics:

• Front Panel Control Buttons, page 1-7

• LED Indicators, page 1-7

• Input/Output Ports and Connectors, page 1-10

• Inline Network Adapter Description, page 1-14

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Front Panel Control Buttons

Figure 1-4 shows the WAE front panel, and Tab le 1-1 describes the front panel

control buttons.

Figure 1-4 Front Panel Control Buttons

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3

1 2

1 Power control button 2 Reset button

3 CD eject button

Ta b l e 1-1 Front Panel Control Buttons

Item Description

Power control button Powers up the device. You might need to use a pen or the end of a

straightened paper clip to press the button.

Reset button Resets the device and runs the power-on self-test (POST). You might need

to use a pen or the end of a straightened paper clip to press the button.

Note This is a hardware reset button and does not restore the device to the

factory default software settings.

CD eject button Opens the CD drive tray.

LED Indicators

Figure 1-5 shows the location of front panel LEDs, and Tab le 1-2 describes

their function.

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Figure 1-5 Front Panel LEDs

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3

21 4

1 Power on 2 Hard disk drive activity

3 System locator (not supported on

Content

Engine models)

4 System error

5 CD-ROM drive activity

Ta b l e 1-2 Front Panel LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power Green On Power is flowing to the device.

Flashing The device is in standby mode.

Hard disk drive
activity

Green Flashing The associated hard disk drive is in use.

System error Amber On A system error has occurred.

CD-ROM drive
activity

Green On The CD-ROM drive is in use.

Figure 1-6 shows the location of back panel LEDs, and Tab le 1-3 describes

their function.

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Figure 1-6 Back Panel LEDs

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1 Ethernet 1 transmit receive activity 2 Ethernet 1 speed

3 Ethernet 2 transmit receive activity 4 Ethernet 2 speed

Ta b l e 1-3 Back Panel LEDs

Indicator Color State Description

Ethernet 1 transmit
receive activity

Green On There is an active link connection on the

10/100/1000BASE-T interface for Ethernet port

1.

Ethernet 1 speed Green On The speed of the Ethernet LAN is 1000BASE-TX.

Off The speed of the Ethernet LAN is

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX.

Ethernet 2 transmit
receive activity

Green On There is an active link connection on the

10/100/1000BASE-T interface for Ethernet port

2.

Ethernet 2 speed Green On The speed of the Ethernet LAN is 1000BASE-TX.

Off The speed of the Ethernet LAN is

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX.

Note The MPEG A/V decoder adapter does not have any LEDs.

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Input/Output Ports and Connectors

Your WAE appliance supports the following I/O connectors on the back of the
device:

• Ethernet connectors

• Serial connector

• Video and audio connectors (on optional adapter)

Warning

To avoid electric shock, do not connect safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits
to telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SELV circuits,
and WAN ports contain TNV circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45
connectors. Use caution when connecting cables.

Statement 1021

Figure 1-7 shows the location of the WAE back panel connectors and receptacles.

Figure 1-7 WAE-512 and WAE-612 Back Panel Connectors and Receptacles

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7

8

9

4 3

1 2

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1 AC power receptacle 2 Mouse connector

1. Not required for normal operation. Can be used for troubleshooting purposes.

1

3 Keyboard connector

1

4 Serial port

5 Monitor connector

1

6 Ethernet 2 port connector

7 Ethernet 1 port connector 8 USB 1 port (not supported)

9 USB 2 port (not supported)