HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator User Manual

HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 3.0.4

Management Console

user guide

Part number: AG421–96002 Fifth edition: March 2007

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Introduction ........................................................................................................... 7

CONTENTS

About This Guide.................................................................................. 7

Types of Users ................................................................................ 7

Organization of This Guide............................................................ 7

Document Conventions .................................................................. 8

Hardware and Software Dependencies................................................. 8

Ethernet Network Compatibility........................................................... 9

Antivirus Compatibility ........................................................................ 9

Additional Resources.......................................................................... 10

Related HP Documentation.......................................................... 10

Online Documentation.................................................................. 10

Related Reading............................................................................ 11

Contacting HP..................................................................................... 11

Technical Support ......................................................................... 11

HP Storage Web Site........................................................................... 11

Chapter 1 Overview of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Management

Console ...................................................................................... 13

Connecting to the Management Console............................................ 13

Connecting to the Management Console...................................... 13

The Home: Welcome Page ........................................................... 15

Navigating in the Management Console............................................. 16

Navigating in the Management Console ...................................... 16

Chapter 2 Configuring the HP EFS WAN Accelerator .............................. 21

Setting Optimization Services............................................................. 22

Enabling In-Path and Out-of-Path Support .................................. 22

Setting In-Path Rules.................................................................... 25

Modifying In-Path Descriptions................................................... 30

Configuring CIFS Protocol Support............................................. 31

Configuring MAPI Protocol Options ........................................... 34

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Configuring MS-SQL Protocol Options....................................... 36

Enabling the NFS-Application Streamlining................................ 38

Modifying NFS Server Settings ................................................... 39

Enabling HSTCP Protocol Options.............................................. 42

Enabling Connection Pooling....................................................... 44

Enabling Transparent Prepopulation............................................ 46

Setting Host Parameters...................................................................... 52

Setting the Primary Interface........................................................ 52

Setting In-Path Interfaces ............................................................. 54

Setting Auxiliary Interfaces.......................................................... 58

Setting Main Static Routes........................................................... 59

Setting Static In-Path Routes........................................................ 60

Setting the DNS............................................................................ 61

Modifying the Host Name............................................................ 63

Mapping Hosts to IP Addresses ................................................... 63

Setting Proxies.............................................................................. 64

Setting Advanced Network Parameters .............................................. 65

Enabling Asymmetric Routing Auto-Detection........................... 66

Enabling Connection Forwarding................................................. 68

Enabling Encryption..................................................................... 70

Enabling Failover and Data Store Synchronization ..................... 73

Enabling NetFlow......................................................................... 77

Setting Peering Rules ................................................................... 79

Enabling Quality of Service ......................................................... 81

Modifying a QoS Class ................................................................ 85

Setting QoS Marking.................................................................... 87

Modifying QoS Marking Descriptions......................................... 89

Modifying Service Ports............................................................... 90

Enabling Simplified Routing........................................................ 92

Enabling WCCP Groups .............................................................. 94

Modifying WCCP Group Settings ............................................... 96

Enabling Proxy File Service ............................................................... 99

Enabling PFS................................................................................ 99

Adding PFS Shares..................................................................... 102

Creating Port Labels ......................................................................... 113

Creating Port Labels................................................................... 113

Modifying Ports in a Port Label................................................. 115

Setting Report Parameters................................................................. 115

Setting Alarm Parameters........................................................... 116

Setting Email Notification.......................................................... 117

Setting SNMP Parameters .......................................................... 119

Setting SNMP Trap Receivers.................................................... 120

Setting Monitored Ports.............................................................. 121

Setting Logging Options................................................................... 123

Setting Local Logging................................................................ 123

Setting Remote Logging............................................................. 124

Setting the Date and Time................................................................. 125

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Setting the Date and Time.......................................................... 125

Setting NTP Servers ................................................................... 126

Setting Authentication Methods ....................................................... 127

Setting General Authentication .................................................. 127

Setting the Administrative Password ......................................... 129

Setting the Monitor Password .................................................... 130

Setting RADIUS Servers............................................................ 131

Setting TACACS+ Servers ......................................................... 133

Modifying Web Settings............................................................. 135

Setting the Message of the Day (MOTD)................................... 136

Managing Licenses ........................................................................... 137

Updating Your Licenses ............................................................. 137

Viewing Scheduled Jobs................................................................... 138

Viewing Scheduled Jobs............................................................. 139

Managing Configurations ................................................................. 139

Upgrading Your Software ................................................................. 142

Starting and Stopping Services ......................................................... 144

Rebooting the HP EFS WAN Accelerator ........................................ 145

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Shutting Down the HP EFS WAN Accelerator................................. 145

Chapter 3 Creating HP EFS WAN Accelerator Reports and Logs ......... 147

Creating Performance Reports.......................................................... 147

Creating Bandwidth Optimization Reports ................................ 148

Creating Data Store Hits Reports ............................................... 150

Creating Data Reduction Reports............................................... 152

Creating NFS Statistics Report................................................... 155

Creating Throughput Reports ..................................................... 157

Creating Traffic Summary Reports ............................................ 159

Viewing Appliance Reports.............................................................. 162

Viewing Data Store Reports ....................................................... 162

Viewing TCP Statistics Report................................................... 163

Viewing Networking Reports ........................................................... 165

Viewing Connected Appliances Reports.................................... 166

Viewing Connection History...................................................... 167

Viewing Current Connections .................................................... 170

Viewing the Current Connection Details Report........................ 172

Viewing Connection Pooling...................................................... 174

Viewing Interface Statistics........................................................ 177

Creating Link State Reports ....................................................... 178

Creating Neighbor Statistic Reports........................................... 181

Creating QoS Statistics Reports ................................................. 182

Viewing System Health Reports....................................................... 185

Viewing Alarm Status Reports ................................................... 185

Creating CPU Utilization Reports.............................................. 188

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Creating Memory Paging Reports.............................................. 190

Viewing Proxy File Service Reports................................................. 192

Viewing PFS Share Status Reports............................................. 192

Viewing PFS Statistics ............................................................... 193

Exporting Performance Statistics Reports ........................................ 196

Exporting Performance Statistics ............................................... 196

Viewing System Diagnostic Files..................................................... 197

Viewing System Dump Files...................................................... 197

Viewing System Snapshots......................................................... 198

Viewing TCP Dump Files .......................................................... 199

Viewing HP EFS WAN Accelerator Logs ........................................ 200

Viewing HP EFS WAN Accelerator Logs.................................. 201

Getting Help...................................................................................... 202

Contacting Technical Support .................................................... 202

Viewing Online Help Contents................................................... 202

Appendix A HP EFS WAN Accelerator Ports .............................................. 203

Default Ports ..................................................................................... 203

Commonly Optimized Ports ............................................................. 204

Commonly Excluded Ports ............................................................... 204

Interactive Ports Forwarded by the HP EFS WAN Accelerator ....... 205

Secure Ports Forwarded by the HP EFS WAN Accelerator ............. 206

Appendix B HP EFS WAN Accelerator MIB ................................................ 209

Accessing the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Enterprise MIB .............. 209

SNMP Traps...................................................................................... 210

HP EFS WAN Accelerator Enterprise MIB...................................... 211

Glossary ....................................................................................................... 225

Index ....................................................................................................... 229

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Introduction

INTRODUCTION

In This Introduction

Welcome to the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Management Console User 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 9

 “Antivirus Compatibility” on page 9

 “Additional Resources” on page 10

 “Contacting HP” on page 11

About This Guide

The HP EFS WAN Accelerator Management Console User Guide describes how to manage and monitor the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator using the Management Console.

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

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The HP EFS WAN Accelerator Management Console User Guide includes the following chapters:

 Chapter 1, “Overview of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Management Console,”

describes how to connect to and navigate in the Management Console.

 Chapter 2, “Configuring the HP EFS WAN Accelerator,” describes how to

configure and manage the HP EFS WAN Accelerator using the Management Console.

 Chapter 3, “Creating HP EFS WAN Accelerator Reports and Logs,” describes

how to create and view HP EFS WAN Accelerator reports and logs.

 Appendix A, “HP EFS WAN Accelerator Ports,” provides a list of commonly

optimized ports, excluded ports, default ports, and interactive and secure ports that are automatically forwarded by the HP EFS WAN Accelerator.

 Appendix B, “HP EFS WAN Accelerator MIB,” provides a reference for the HP

EFS WAN Accelerator Enterprise Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Message Information Block (MIB).

A glossary of terms follows the chapters, and a comprehensive index directs you to areas of particular interest.

Document Conventions

This manual uses the following standard set of typographical conventions to introduce new terms, illustrate screen displays, describe command syntax, and so forth.

Convention Meaning

italics Within text, new terms and emphasized words appear in italic

typeface.

boldface Within text, commands, keywords, identifiers (names of classes,

objects, constants, events, functions, program variables), environment variables, filenames, Graphical User Interface (GUI) controls, and other similar terms appear in bold typeface.

Courier

KEYSTROKE

Information displayed on your terminal screen and information that you are instructed to enter appear in Courier font.

Keys that you are to press appear in uppercase letters in Helvetica font.

Hardware and Software Dependencies

The following table summarizes the hardware, software, and operating system requirements for the Management Console.

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Management Console • Any computer that supports a

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Hardware Requirements

Web browser with a color image display.

Software Requirements Operating System Requirements

• The Management Console has been tested with Mozilla Firefox, version 1.0.x and 1.5.x and Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0x.

NOTE: Javascript and cookies must be enabled in your browser.

NOTE: If you want to encrypt your communication, you must have a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) capable browser.

Ethernet Network Compatibility

The HP EFS WAN Accelerator supports the following types of Ethernet networks:

 Ethernet Logical Link Control (LLC) (IEEE 802.2 - 2002)

 Fast Ethernet 100 Base-TX (IEEE 802.3 - 2002)

 Gigabit Ethernet over Copper 1000 Base-T and Fiber 1000 Base-SX (LC

connector) (IEEE 802.3 - 2002)

The Primary port in the HP EFS WAN Accelerator is 10 Base-T/100, Base-TX/1000, and Base-T/SX Mbps (IEEE 802.3 -2002).

In-path HP EFS WAN Accelerator ports are 10/100/1000 Base-TX or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-T/SX (IEEE 802.3 – 2002) (depending on your order).

The HP EFS WAN Accelerator supports Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Tagging (IEEE 802.1Q - 2003). It does not support the Cisco InterSwitch Link (ISL) protocol.

All copper interfaces are auto-sensing for speed and duplex (IEEE 802.3 - 2002).

The HP EFS WAN Accelerator auto-negotiates speed and duplex mode for all data rates and supports full duplex mode and flow control (IEEE 802.3 – 2002).

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The HP EFS WAN Accelerator with a Gigabit Ethernet card supports Jumbo Frames on in-path and primary ports.

Antivirus Compatibility

The HP EFS WAN Accelerator has been tested with the following antivirus software with no impact on performance:

 Network Associates (McAfee) VirusScan v7.0.0 Enterprise on the server

 Network Associates (McAfee) VirusScan v7.1.0 Enterprise on the server

 Network Associates (McAfee) VirusScan v7.1.0 Enterprise on the client

 Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus Corporate Edition v8.1 on the server

The HP EFS WAN Accelerator has been tested with the following antivirus software with a noticeable to moderate impact on performance:

 F-Secure Anti-Virus v5.43 on the client

 F-Secure Anti-Virus v5.5 on the server

 Network Associates (McAfee) NetShield v4.5 on the server

 Network Associates VirusScan v4.5 for multiplatforms on the client

 Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus Corporate Edition v8.1 on the client

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Additional Resources

This section describes the following resources that supplement the information in this guide:

 “Related HP Documentation” on page 10

 “Online Documentation” on page 10

 “Related Reading” on page 11

Online Documentation

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The HP EFS WAN Accelerator documentation set is periodically updated with new information. To access the most current version of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator documentation and other technical information, consult the HP Technical Support site located at http://www.hp.com.

Technical Support

To learn more about network storage systems and network administration, consult the following books:

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Administrator’s Companion by Charlie Russell

and Sharon Crawford (Microsoft Press, 2000)

 Common Internet File System (CIFS) Technical Reference by the Storage

Networking Industry Association (Storage Networking Industry Association,

2002)

 TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume I, The Protocols by W. R. Stevens (Addison-Wesley,

1994)

 Internet Routing Architectures (2nd Edition) by Bassam Halabi (Cisco Press,

2000)

Contacting HP

This section describes how to contact departments within HP.

Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP web site: http://www.hp.com/support For example, the North American technical support number is 800-633-3600.

. From this web site, select the country of origin.

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NOTE: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.

Be sure to have the following information available before calling:

 Technical support registration number (if applicable)

 Product serial numbers

 Product model names and numbers

 Applicable error messages

 Operating system type and revision level

 Detailed, specific questions

HP Storage Web Site

The HP web site has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access the storage site at: http://www.hp.com/country/us/en From this web site, select the appropriate product or solution.

/prodserv/storage.html.

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1 OVERVIEW OF THE HP EFS

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CHAPTER 1 Overview of the HP EFS WAN

Accelerator Management Console

In This Chapter This chapter introduces the Management Console. This chapter includes the following

sections:

 “Connecting to the Management Console,” next

 “Navigating in the Management Console” on page 16

NOTE: If you prefer, you can use the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Command Line Interface (CLI) to perform configuring and monitoring tasks. For detailed information, see the HP

StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Command Line Interface Reference Manual.

This chapter assumes you have installed and configured the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. For detailed information, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Installation and Configuration Guide.

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This chapter also assumes you are familiar with the various deployment options available to you. For detailed information, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide.

Connecting to the Management Console

You can connect to the Management Console through any supported Web browser.

Connecting to the Management Console

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To connect to the Management Console you must know the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and administrator password that you assigned in the configuration wizard of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. For detailed information, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Installation and Configuration Guide.

NOTE: Cookies and Javascript must be enabled in your Web browser.

To connect to the Management Console

1. Enter the URL for the Management Console in the location box of your Web

browser:

protocol://host.domain

protocol is http or https. Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure (HTTPS) uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to ensure a secure environment. If you use HTTPS to connect, you are prompted to inspect and verify the SSL key.

host is the host name you assigned to the HP EFS WAN Accelerator during initial configuration. If your Domain Name Service (DNS) server maps that IP address to a name, you can specify the DNS name.

domain is the full domain name for the appliance.

TIP: Alternatively, you can specify the IP address instead of the host and domain name.

The Management Console appears, displaying the Welcome page.

Figure 1-1. Welcome Page

2. In the Account text box, type the user login: admin, monitor, or a login from a

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS), or a Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS+) database. The default login is admin.

Users with administrator (admin) privileges can configure and administer the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. Users with monitor (monitor) privileges can view HP EFS WAN Accelerator reports and system logs.

3. In the Password text box, type the password you assigned in the configuration

wizard of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. (The HP EFS WAN Accelerator is shipped with the default password: password.)

4. Click Login to display the Home: Welcome page. The Home: Welcome page

summarizes the current status of your system and provides links to connected appliances, a traffic summary, alarms, system logs, and technical support information.

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The Home: Welcome Page

The Management Console Home: Welcome page includes the current status of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator and the Traffic Overview report.

Figure 1-2. The Home: Welcome Page

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The following table describes the information included in the Home: Welcome page.

Field Description

Status Bar The status bar appears on every page of the Management Console and displays the current

status of the system. To check the status of the system, click the link in the status bar. For detailed information about system alarms, see “Viewing Alarm Status Reports” on

page 185. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator can be in one of the following states:

• Healthy. All systems are functioning properly.

• Degraded. A system alarm has been triggered. Alarms are triggered for software

version mismatches, abnormal memory page swapping activity, when the CPU utilization threshold has been reached, or on the Series 5000 and 3000, if there is a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) issue. For detailed information about system alarms, see “Viewing Alarm Status Reports” on page 185.

• Critical. Critical indicates one of the following states: – Bypass Mode. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator service is not functioning or the HP

EFS WAN Accelerator is in bypass mode. For detailed information, see “Starting

and Stopping Services” on page 144.

– Unlicensed. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator does not have a a base license key or

the key has expired. For detailed information, see “Updating Your Licenses” on

page 137.

– Corrupted Store. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator data store is corrupt. For detailed

information, see “Starting and Stopping Services” on page 144.

– Service Halted. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator has detected a software error that

prevents the HP EFS WAN Accelerator service from continuing. For detailed information, see “Starting and Stopping Services” on page 144.

• Connection Limit. The system has reached the maximum number of connections for

this model of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. For detailed information about system alarms, see “Viewing Alarm Status Reports” on page 185.

TIP: The status bar alerts you if you need to save your configuration changes to memory. To save your changes, click the link in the status bar.

System Up Time

Service Up Time

Temperature The current Central Processing Unit (CPU) temperature. An alarm is raised if the

Total time the system has been active.

The state of the HP EFS WAN Accelerator service. The total time the HP EFS WAN Accelerator has been running or Not Running is displayed. To restart the HP EFS WAN Accelerator service, see “Starting and Stopping Services” on page 144.

temperature rises above 70º C.

Navigating in the Management Console

The following section describes how to navigate in the Management Console.

Navigating in the Management Console

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You navigate to the tools and reports available to you in the Management Console using hyperlinked tabs and menus.

The following figure illustrates the tabs and menus that appear on each page of the Management Console.

Figure 1-3. Management Console, The Home: Welcome Page

Click tabbed pages to display configuration and administration tools, reports, logs, and online help.

Menus for tasks you can perform from tabbed pages appear on the left of the Console.

Click Logout to log out of the system.

Click the Printer icon to print a page or report. Click the Book icon to display online help.

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TIP: To revisit the Home: Welcome page, click Home in the navigation bar.

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Tabbed Pages and Menus

You click the hyperlinked tabs to display tools and reports to help you configure and manage your HP EFS WAN Accelerator. The following table summarizes the purpose of each tabbed page.

Tab Purpose

Home Displays the current status of your system and provides

links to connected appliances, a traffic summary, alarms, system logs, and technical support information.

Setup Configure and administer the HP EFS WAN Accelerator.

Reports Create and view performance, network, and appliance

reports.

Logging View system logs.

Help Display contact information for technical support, and the

online-help table of contents.

When you click a hyperlinked tab, a menu for the tasks you can perform appears in the left menu of the Management Console. For example, when you click the Setup tab, the Setup menu appears.

Menu items are hyperlinks to pages that display tools and reports to help you configure and manage your HP EFS WAN Accelerator. When you click a menu item, you display the primary tool or report for the menu choice.

Saving Your Configuration

Restarting the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Service

Printing Pages and Reports

As you Apply page settings, the values are applied to the running configuration and an orange exclamation point (!) appears in the left menu to remind you to permanently save your configuration settings to disk.

NOTE: The status bar at the top of each page also alerts you if the changes you have made require you to save them to disk. To save your changes, click the link in the status bar to go to the Configuration Manager page.

For detailed information about saving your configuration to disk, see “Managing

Configurations” on page 139.

Some configuration settings apply to the HP EFS WAN Accelerator service. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator service is a daemon that executes in the background performing operations when required.

If the new settings require you to restart the HP EFS WAN Accelerator service an orange exclamation point (!) appears in the left menu to remind you to restart the service. For detailed information, see “Starting and Stopping Services” on page 144.

You can print Management Console pages and reports.

To print pages and reports

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• Click the Printer icon in the upper right-side of the page to display a printer-

friendly version of the page.

Displaying Online Help

You can view online help that describes each page of the Management Console and the tasks that you can perform.

To display online help • Click the Book icon in the upper right-side of the page. The help for the page

appears in a new browser window.

The Help tab provides you with the following links to help you administer and manage the HP EFS WAN Accelerator:

 Technical Support. Displays HP Technical Support contact information.

 Online Help. Displays the online help table of contents.

Logging Out Click the Logout link to end your session and require subsequent users to authenticate

their session. When you click Logout, the Management Console displays the GoodBye page.

To log out of the Management Console

• Click Logout to display the Good-Bye page and log out of the Management

Console.

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2 CONFIGURING THE HP EFS

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CHAPTER 2 Configuring the HP EFS WAN

Accelerator

In This Chapter This chapter describes how to configure and manage the HP EFS WAN Accelerator

using the Management Console. This chapter includes the following sections:

 “Setting Optimization Services,” next

 “Setting Host Parameters” on page 52

 “Setting Advanced Network Parameters” on page 65

 “Enabling Proxy File Service” on page 99

 “Creating Port Labels” on page 113

 “Setting Report Parameters” on page 115

 “Setting Logging Options” on page 123

 “Setting the Date and Time” on page 125

 “Setting Authentication Methods” on page 127

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 “Managing Licenses” on page 137

 “Viewing Scheduled Jobs” on page 138

 “Managing Configurations” on page 139

 “Upgrading Your Software” on page 142

 “Starting and Stopping Services” on page 144

 “Rebooting the HP EFS WAN Accelerator” on page 145

 “Shutting Down the HP EFS WAN Accelerator” on page 145

This chapter assumes that you have installed and configured the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. For detailed information, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Installation and Configuration Guide.

If you prefer, you can use the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure your system. For detailed information, see the HP StorageWorks

Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Command Line-Interface Reference Manual.

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Setting Optimization Services

This section describes how to set optimization service parameters for the HP EFS WAN Accelerator. It includes the following sections:

 “Enabling In-Path and Out-of-Path Support,” next

 “Setting In-Path Rules” on page 25

 “Modifying In-Path Descriptions” on page 30

 “Configuring CIFS Protocol Support” on page 31

 “Configuring MAPI Protocol Options” on page 34

 “Configuring MS-SQL Protocol Options” on page 36

 “Enabling the NFS-Application Streamlining” on page 38

 “Modifying NFS Server Settings” on page 39

 “Enabling HSTCP Protocol Options” on page 42

 “Enabling Connection Pooling” on page 44

 “Enabling Transparent Prepopulation” on page 46

Enabling InPath and Out-ofPath Support

 “Enabling and Synchronizing Prepopulation Shares” on page 47

You can modify general in-path and out-of-path interface settings in the Optimization Service - General Settings Page.

NOTE: You were prompted to enable in-path or out-of-path support when you completed the installation wizard. This section describes how you can modify these settings.

The following types of deployments are available to you:

 Physical In-Path. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator is physically in the direct path

between the client and server. The clients and servers continue to see client and server IP addresses. Physical in-path configurations are suitable for any location where the total bandwidth is within the limits of the installed HP EFS WAN Accelerator.

 Virtual In-Path. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator is virtually in the path between

the client and server. This differs from a physical in-path in that a packet redirection mechanism is used to direct packets to HP EFS WAN Accelerators that are not in the physical path. Redirection mechanisms include Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP), Layer 4 (L4) switches, and Policy-Based Routing (PBR). In this configuration, clients and servers continue to see client and server IP addresses.

 Out-of-Path. The HP EFS WAN Accelerator is not in the direct path between the

client and the server. Servers see the IP address of the server-side HP EFS WAN Accelerator rather than the client IP address, which might impact security policies. An out-of-path configuration is suitable for data center locations where physically in-path or virtually in-path configurations are not possible.

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For detailed information about in-path and out-of-path deployments, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide.

To enable in-path or out-of-path support

If you have an HP EFS WAN Accelerator that contains multiple two-port or four-port bypass cards, the Management Console displays options to enable in-path support for these ports. The number of these interface options depends on the number of pairs of Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) ports that you have enabled in your HP EFS WAN Accelerator.

1. Click the Setup tab to display the Optimization Service - General Settings page.

Figure 2-1. Optimization Service - General Settings Page

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2. Use the controls to complete the configuration, as described in the following table.

Control Description

In-Path Enable In-Path Support. Specify this option to enable optimization on traffic that is in

the direct path of the client, server, and HP EFS WAN Accelerator.

Reset Existing Client Connections on Startup. Specify this option to enable kickoff. If you enable kickoff, connections that exist when the HP EFS WAN Accelerator service is started and restarted are disconnected. When the connections are retried they are optimized.

Generally, connections are short lived and kickoff is not necessary. It is suitable for very challenging remote environments. For example, in an environment with 128 kbps and 1.5 seconds of latency, you might want to abort an HTTP download so that your traffic is optimized, whereas in a remote branch-office with a T1 and 35 ms round-trip time, you would want connections to migrate to optimization gracefully, rather than risk interruption with kickoff.

NOTE: Do not enable kickoff for in-path HP EFS WAN Accelerators that use autodiscovery or if you do not have an HP EFS WAN Accelerator on the remote side of the network.

Enable L4/PBR/WCCP Support on Interface <interface_name>. Specify this option to enable optional, virtual in-path support on the named interface. External traffic redirection is supported only on the first in-path interface. The following redirection methods are available:

• Layer-4 Switch. You enable Layer-4 switch support when you have multiple HP EFS

WAN Accelerators in your network, so that you can manage large bandwidth requirements.

• Policy-Based Routing (PBR). PBR allows you to define policies to route packets

instead of relying on routing protocols. You enable PBR to redirect traffic that you want optimized by an HP EFS WAN Accelerator that is not in the direct physical path between the client and server.

• Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP). If your network design requires you

to use WCCP, a packet redirection mechanism directs packets to HP EFS WAN Accelerators that are not in the direct physical path to ensure that they are optimized.

For detailed information about configuring Layer-4 switch, PBR, and WCCP deployments, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Deployment Guide.

Enable Optimizations on Interface <interface_name>. Specify this option to enable in-path support for additional bypass cards.

If you have an HP EFS WAN Accelerator that contains multiple two-port or four-port bypass cards, the Management Console displays options to enable in-path support for these ports. The number of these interface options depends on the number of pairs of LAN and WAN ports that you have enabled in your HP EFS WAN Accelerator.

The interface names for the bypass cards are a combination of the slot number and the port pairs (inpath<slot>_<pair>, inpath<slot>_<pair>). For example, if a four-port bypass card is located in slot 0 of your appliance, the interface names are: inpath0_0 and inpath0_1. Alternatively, if the bypass card is located in slot 1 of your appliance, the interface names are: inpath1_0 and inpath1_1. The maximum number of pairs is six, which is three four-port bypass cards.

For detailed information about installing additional bypass cards, see the HP

StorageWorks Enterprise File Services N4c WAN Accelerator 4-port NIC Installation Guide.

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Control Description

Out-of-Path Enable Out-of-Path Support. Specify this option to enable out-of-path support. You

enable out-of-path support on server-side HP EFS WAN Accelerators only.

NOTE: If you set up an out-of-path configuration with failover support, you must set fixed target rules that specify the master and backup HP EFS WAN Accelerators. For detailed information, see “Setting In-Path Rules” on page 25.

Connection Limit Per Source IP Connection Limit. Check this box to limit half-opened connections on a

source IP address initiating connections (that is, the client machine). Set this feature to block a source IP address that is opening multiple connections to invalid hosts or ports simultaneously (for example, a virus or a port scanner). This feature does not prevent a source IP address from connecting to valid hosts at a normal rate. Thus a source IP address could have more established connections than the limit. The default value is

4096.

The appliance counts the number of half-opened connections for a source IP address (connections that check if a server connection can be established before accepting the client connection). If the count is above the limit, new connections from the source IP address are passed through unoptimized.

NOTE: If you have a client connecting to valid hosts or ports at a very high rate, some of its connections might be passed through even though all the connections are valid.

3. Click Apply to apply your settings to the running configuration. (Apply your

settings to test a new configuration before saving them permanently.)

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Setting In-Path Rules

4. Click Save to save your settings permanently or click Reset to return the settings

to their previous values.

You set in-path configuration rules in the Optimization Service - In-Path Rules page.

An in-path rule defines the policies for intercepting traffic on specified ports for optimization.

You can create rules that apply to a single port or to a port label. A port label is a name that you assign to a set of ports so that you can reduce the number of configuration rules in your system. The following port labels are created by default in your system:

 Interactive. Automatically passes through traffic on interactive ports (for

example, Telnet, TCP ECHO, remote logging, and shell).

 Secure. Automatically pass-through traffic on commonly secure ports (for

example, ssh, https, and smtps).

 RBT-Proto. Specifies well-known ports used by the system: 7800-7801 (in-path),

7810 (out-of-path), 7820 (failover), 7850 (connection forwarding), 7860 (Interceptor appliance).

If you do not want to automatically forward these ports, click Remove Selected Rules in the Optimization Service - In-Path Rules page.

For detailed information about how to configure port labels, see “Creating Port

Labels” on page 113.

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For a list of interactive and secure ports that are automatically forwarded, see

Appendix A, “HP EFS WAN Accelerator Ports.”

To set an in-path rule 1. Click the Setup tab to expand the Optimization Service menu.

2. Click In-Path Rules to display the Optimization Service - In-Path Rules page.

Figure 2-2. Optimization Service - In-Path Rules Page

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3. Use the controls to complete the configuration, as described in the following table.

Control Description

Add New Rule Type. Select one of the following rule types from the drop-down list:

• Auto-Discovery. Auto-discovery is the process by which the HP EFS WAN

Accelerator automatically intercepts and optimizes traffic on all Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and ports. By default, auto-discovery is applied to all IP addresses and the ports which are not secure or interactive. Defining in-path rules modifies this default setting.

• Fixed-Target. Use fixed-target rules to specify out-of-path HP EFS WAN Accelerators

near the target server that you want to optimize. Determine which servers you would like a particular HP EFS WAN Accelerator to optimize (and, optionally, which ports), and add rules to specify the network of servers, ports, port labels, and out-of-path HP EFS WAN Accelerators to use.

• Pass-Through. Pass-through rules identify traffic that is passed through the network

unoptimized. You define pass-through rules to exclude subnets from optimization. Traffic is also passed through when the HP EFS WAN Accelerator is in bypass mode. (Pass through might be occur because of in-path rules or because the connection was established before the HP EFS WAN Accelerator was put in place or before the HP EFS WAN Accelerator service was enabled.)

• Discard. Packets for the connection that match the rule are dropped silently. The HP

EFS WAN Accelerator filters out traffic that matches the discard rules. This process is similar to how routers and firewalls drop disallowed packets: the connection-initiating device has no knowledge of the fact that its packets were dropped until the connection times out.

• Deny. When packets for connections match the deny rule, the appliance actively tries

to reset the connection. Deny tells the HP EFS WAN Accelerator to actively try to reset a TCP connection being attempted. Using an active reset process, rather than a silent discard allows the connection initiator to know that its connection is disallowed.

If you have an out-of-path configuration with failover support, you specify the master and backup HP EFS WAN Accelerator in the Optimization Service - In-Path Rules page.

NOTE: In out-of-path deployments, to optimize MAPI Exchange 2003 by destination port, you must define fixed-target, in-path rules that specify the following ports on the client-side HP EFS WAN Accelerator: the Microsoft end-point mapper port: 135; the HP EFS WAN Accelerator port for Exchange traffic: 7830; the HP EFS WAN Accelerator port for Exchange Directory Name Service Provider Interface (NSPI) traffic: 7840. For detailed information, see “Optimizing MAPI Exchange in Out-of-Path Deployments” on

page 34.

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Source Subnet. Specify the IP address for the source network in the Source Subnet text box. Use the following format: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/XX.

Destination Subnet. Specify the IP address for the destination network. Use the following format: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/XX.

Port. Specify the destination port number, port label, or all. For detailed information on port labels, see “Creating Port Labels” on page 113.

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Control Description

Add New Rule cont. Insert Rule At. Select start, end, or a rule number from the drop-down list.

HP EFS WAN Accelerators evaluate rules in numerical order starting with rule 1. If the conditions set in the rule match, then the rule is applied, and the system moves on to the next packet. If the conditions set in the rule do not match, the system consults the next rule. For example, if the conditions of rule 1 do not match, rule 2 is consulted. If rule 2 matches the conditions, it is applied, and no further rules are consulted.

In general, you should list rules in the following order:

1. Pass-through. List the exceptions to optimization, first.

2. Fixed-target. List any fixed-targets for optimization, next.

3. Auto-discovery. Apply the default rule: optimize all remaining traffic. (The default

auto-discovery rule is listed automatically.)

Add Rule. Specify this option to add the rule to the rules list.

Remove Selected Rules. To remove an entry, click the check box next to the and entry and click Remove Selected Rules.

Move Rule. Use the Move Rule drop-down list and button to change the order in which

rules are evaluated.

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Control Description

Advanced Options VLAN Tag ID. Select the VLAN identification number from the drop-down list to set

the VLAN tag identification number (VLAN ID). All specifies the rule applies to all VLANs; Untagged specifies the rule applies to non-tagged connections.

The HP EFS WAN Accelerator supports VLAN 802.1q. To configure VLAN tagging you perform the following tasks:

• You configure in-path rules to apply to all VLANs or to a specific VLAN. By default, rules apply to all VLAN values unless you specify a particular VLAN ID. Pass-through traffic maintains any pre-existing VLAN tagging between the LAN and WAN interfaces.

• You set the in-path interfaces, VLAN tag IDs to define the VLAN tag that the HP EFS WAN Accelerator uses to communicate with other HP EFS WAN Accelerator. For detailed information, see “Setting In-Path Interfaces” on page 54.

Optimization Policy. Optionally, if you have selected an Auto-Discovery or Fixed Ta rg et rule, you can configure the following types of optimization policies:

• Normal. Perform Lempel-Ziv (LZ) compression and Scalable Data Referencing (SDR).

• SDR-Only. Perform SDR; do not perform LZ compression.

• Compression-Only. Perform LZ compression; do not perform SDR.

• None. Do not perform SDR or LZ compression.

Setting an optimization policy allows you more flexibility in applying optimization techniques. For example, if you have a network that requires 45 Mbps or higher with abundant bandwidth, you do not need to perform LZ compression to obtain maximum optimization of data. Turning off LZ compression also increases throughput on large bandwidth networks.

To configure optimization policies for the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) data channel, define an in-path rule with the destination port 20 and set its optimization policy. Setting QoS for port 20 on the client-side HP EFS WAN Accelerator effects passive FTP, while setting the QoS for port 20 on the server-side HP EFS WAN Accelerator effects active FTP.

To configure optimization policies for the Messaging Application Protocol Interface (MAPI) data channel, define an in-path rule with the destination port 7830 and set its optimization policy.

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Control Description

Advanced Options cont. Neural Framing. Optionally, if you have selected Auto-Discovery or Fixed Target, you

can select a neural framing mode for the in-path rule. Neural framing enables the appliance to select the optimal packet framing boundaries for SDR. Neural framing creates a set of heuristics to intelligently determine the optimal moment to flush TCP buffers. The appliance continuously evaluates these heuristics and uses the optimal heuristic to maximize the amount of buffered data transmitted in each flush, while minimizing the amount of idle time that the data sits in the buffer. You can specify the following neural framing settings:

• Never. Never use the Nagle algorithm. All the data is immediately encoded without waiting for timers to fire or application buffers to fill past a specified threshold. Neural heuristics are computed in this mode but are not used.

• Always. Always use the Nagle algorithm. All data is passed to the codec which attempts to coalesce consume calls (if needed) to achieve better fingerprinting. A timer (6 ms) backs up the codec and causes leftover data to be consumed. Neural heuristics are computed in this mode but are not used.

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Hints. This is the default setting which is based on the TCP hints. If data is received from a partial frame packet or a packet with the TCP PUSH flag set, the encoder encodes the data instead of immediately coalescing it. Neural heuristics are computed in this mode but are not used.

• Dynamic. Dynamically adjust the Nagle parameters. In this option, the HP EFS WAN Accelerator software discerns the optimum algorithm for a particular type of traffic and switches to the best algorithm based on traffic characteristic changes.

For different types of traffic, one algorithm may be better than others. The considerations include: latency added to the connection, compression, and SDR performance.

To configure neural framing for an FTP data channel, define an in-path rule with the destination port 20 and set its optimization policy. To configure neural framing for a MAPI data channel, define an in-path rule with the destination port 7830 and set its optimization policy.

Additional Options Enable Computation of Neural Heuristics. Optionally, check this box to enable

optimal packet framing boundaries for SDR.

Update. Click Update to apply your settings to the running configuration.

Remove Selected Rules. To remove an entry, click the check box next to the entry and click Remove Selected Rules.

4. Click Save to save your settings permanently or click Reset to return the settings

to their previous values.

Modifying InPath

You can modify the description of your in-path rules in the Optimization Service - InPath Rules Edit page.

Descriptions

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