01-18-2008 01:35 AM
Hi,
We're looking to consolidate our IT infrastructure into our datacenter and are looking at the WAAS solution for WAN optimisation and app acceleration. I have a couple of queries that I can't easily find answers too.
1 I've found performance data for the NME-WAE-502-K9 (500 concurrent TCP connections and around 5 Mbps optimized traffic). However, I can't find relative performance data for the 512 and 612 WAEs. Does anyone have this info (real world stats would be ideal)? - A number of our remote sites have BW of 10Mbps and 100Mbps..
2 I'm still not clear on the features of the Central Manager license; I know that a CM is required within a WAAS solution. I'm looking at putting a pair of WAE-612s into the datacenter (100Mbps connection) and am not sure if I should have both with the CM license - Does the CM license include the functionality of the Enterprise (e.g. App acceleration, CIFS etc) or should I have one with CM and the other with Ent license and then will this work as redundant pair?
Thanks in advance..
01-19-2008 12:13 PM
Richard,
1. The performance numbers for the 512 and 612 are as follows:
WAE-512-1G: 750 optimized connections, 8Mbps target WAN bandwidth
WAE-512-2G: 1,500 optimized connections, 20Mbps target WAN bandwidth
WAE-612-2G: 2,000 optimized connections, 45Mbps target WAN bandwidth
WAE-612-4G: 6,000 optimized connections, 90Mbps target WAN bandwidth
2. The Central Manager is used purely as management platform. It runs on a separate, dedicated WAE and does not perform any traffic acceleration functions.
Zach
01-21-2008 02:14 AM
Hi Zach,
Thanks for the response, could you pls answer a couple more questions?
1 As we have some sites with BW above 90Mbps can you pls let me know the rated performance of the 7236 & 7341 WAEs?
2 What are the constraints for the Central Manager WAE? i.e. can we run CM on a 512 if we have higher spec WAEs in the solution?
3 Can you run 2 x WAEs in a HA cluster (e.g. 2 x 7236s running Ent license)?
Thanks again..
01-23-2008 01:01 AM
Richard,
Here are the responses to your questions:
1. WAE-7326 is no longer a recommended platform. The WAE-7341 should be used instead. The WAE-7341 is targeted for WAN bandwidth up to 310Mbps. In addition, the WAE-7371 is targeted for WAN bandwidth up to 1Gbps.
2. The number of WAEs that can be managed by a CM depends on the WAE model you are using for the CM. The current numbers are as following:
WAE-512-1GB = 500
WAE=512-2GB = 1,000
WAE-612-2GB = 2,000
WAE-612-4GB = 2,500
It does not matter what model WAEs are being managed.
3. Yes.
Zach
01-24-2008 01:44 AM
Thanks..
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