Chapter 7. System and Device Management

The previous chapters have introduced the capabilities of the Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) solution and described how the WAAS appliances and network modules are integrated into the network. This chapter focuses on how the Cisco WAAS devices are initially deployed in the network and then managed centrally by the Cisco WAAS Central Manager (CM).

This chapter provides an overview of Cisco WAAS device-level management and system-level management, including the capabilities of each. The chapter then focuses on installation and configuration of the devices, groups, and the system as a whole. Device groups, which help minimize ongoing configuration and management overhead, are discussed and examined. ...

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