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In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document. Document Built on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 4:01 PM Using this guide Before using this guide, become familiar with the Nomadix documentation system. n "Nomadix documentation conventions" on page 2 n "Notes, Tips, Examples, and Cautions" on page 3 Nomadix documentation conventions The Nomadix documentation uses the following conventions in the documentation. Graphical interface conventions The following is a summary of the conventions used for graphic interfaces such as those in the Nomadix Web UI and the Central Management Technical Preview UI. Convention Definition bold Interface element such as buttons or menus. For example: Select the Enable checkbox. Italics Reference to other documents. For example: Refer to the Nomadix Application List. > Separates navigation elements. For example: Select File > Save. © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 3 Command line conventions The following is a summary of the syntax used for the CLI commands. (config)# command <user input> keyword {list|of|options|to|select|from} [optional parameter] Convention Definition monospace Command line text or file names text <courier Arguments for which you use values appropriate to your environment. italics> courier bold Commands and keywords that you enter exactly as shown. [x] Enclose an optional keyword or argument. {x} Enclose a required element, such as a keyword or argument. | Separates choices within an optional or required element. [x {y | z}] Braces and vertical lines (pipes) within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element. command Underlined CLI commands may wrap on with many the page, but should be entered as a parameters single line. that wrap onto two lines in the documentati on Notes, Tips, Examples, and Cautions Throughout the manual the following text styles are used to highlight important points: n Notes include useful features, important issues. They are identified by a light blue background. Note Note text n Tips include hints and shortcuts. They are identified by a light blue box. © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 4 Tip Tip text n Examples are presented throughout the manual for deeper understanding of specific concepts. Examples are identified by a light gray background. Example Text n Cautions and warnings that can cause damage to the device are included when necessary, and are highlighted in yellow. Caution Caution text © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 5 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Learn About 16 WAN optimization 16 Alloc8 appliance product family 17 Chapter 2: Installation And Deployment 18 Package Contents 18 Pre-Installation Checklist 18 Initial Configuration 19 CLI Configuration Jumpstart 19 Configure when the CLI console times out 20 Configure when the Nomadix Web UI logs out 21 Network Settings 21 Configure bridges and interfaces 21 Create a bridge from an interface pair 22 Configure the address of an interface or bridge 23 Configure bypass settings for a bridge 23 Configure the behavior of secondary ports on a bridge 24 Assign a role to an interface 25 Assign a VLAN ID to an interface or bridge 25 Set the speed, duplex, and MTU of an interface 26 Cluster and High Availability 27 Routes 27 Configure DNS and Domain Names 29 Set the host name and DNS of the Alloc8 appliance 29 Add a domain name 29 Remove a domain name 29 © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 6 HTTP Proxy 30 Configure the appliance to send email notifications 30 Add an SMTP server for sending email notifications 30 Add a user to receive email notifications 31 Stop sending notifications to a user 31 SNMP 31 Modify the SNMP configuration 32 Download the SNMP MIB file 32 Remove an SNMP community 32 Modify the SNMP administrator user settings 33 Add an SNMP trap sink server 33 Enable or Disable an SNMP trap sink server 33 Remove an SNMP trap sink server 34 Connect to the Nomadix Active Directory Connector 34 Integrate the Alloc8 appliance with Active Directory 34 Change the Active Directory Connector port number 38 Verify communication between the Active Directory server and the Nomadix Appliance 39 Request updated user and group information from the Active Directory server 40 Change the state of the Active Directory Connector 40 IPMI Overview 40 Configure IPMI 41 Manage Power Settings on an IPMI Enabled Appliance 42 Remove Events from the Appliance System Log 42 Maintenance 43 Manage System Configuration 43 Import System Configuration 44 Install an update to the Alloc8 appliance software 45 © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 7 Return to the previously installed version of ExOS 46 Factory Defaults 46 Reboot the Alloc8 appliance 47 Automatically reboot the Alloc8 appliance 47 Shutdown the Alloc8 appliance 47 System Setup 48 Date and Time Configuration 48 Add an NTP server 49 Disable an NTP server 49 Set the date and time of the appliance 50 Remove an NTP server 50 UI Configuration 50 Configure when the Nomadix Web UI logs out 52 Configure when the CLI console times out 52 SDP Configuration 52 Configure SQL Access 53 Monitoring Configuration 53 Netflow Configuration 57 Create a Scheduled Job 61 License 61 Notify administrators of system issues 64 Control Configuration 65 Allocate Disk Storage for System Services 66 Configure Storage with CLI 68 Remove all data from a service's disk storage 71 Tools 71 Ping 71 © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 8 Traceroute 72 DNS Lookup 72 Access the Command Line Interface 72 IPMI 73 Deployment topologies 74 In-path Topologies 75 Topologies with Firewalls 75 Multiple Link Topology 77 Topology troubleshooting 78 Chapter 3: Configure 79 Controlling Traffic based on Users 79 Create Network User Objects 79 Create Network Group Objects 80 Optimize Traffic Based on Users and Groups 80 Cluster and High Availability 81 Redundancy through multiple Alloc8 appliances 82 High availability mode 83 Cluster Interfaces 85 Cluster Failover 85 Cluster Terminology 85 Create a cluster of Alloc8 appliances 86 Add Alloc8 appliances to the cluster 86 Specify what data is synchronized between cluster members 88 View the status of all members of the cluster 89 Configure SQL Access 89 Object Definitions 89 Network Objects 90 © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 9 Create a static network object 90 Dynamic Network Objects 93 Users and Groups 93 VLAN Objects 94 Protocol Objects 94 Configuring application objects 95 Add a new application 95 citrix 96 flash 96 http 96 ssl 97 rtp 98 windows media 98 Enable Anonymous Proxy Detection 100 Control Anonymous Proxy Traffic 101 Schedule Objects 102 Adaptive Response Rules 104 Adaptive Response 104 Create a static network object 105 Create an Adaptive Response limit rule 107 Use the Adaptive Response Rule in the Optimizer 108 Use Adaptive Response with Active Directory 109 Create Adaptive Response Rules with CLI 110 Restrict access to management services by IP address 112 Service Level Agreements 112 Notify administrators of system issues 113 Configure DNS and Domain Names 115 © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 10 Set the host name and DNS of the Alloc8 appliance 115 Add a domain name 116 Remove a domain name 116 Configure the appliance to send email notifications 116 Add an SMTP server for sending email notifications 116 Add a user to receive email notifications 117 Stop sending notifications to a user 117 Authentication 117 Display a List of Active Users 118 Local User Accounts 118 AAA 119 LDAP Authentication 120 Radius Authentication 121 TACACS+ authentication 121 Chapter 4: Optimization 122 Accelerate web applications through caching 122 Create the Edge Cache Policy 123 Add the Edge Cache Policy to a Virtual Circuit 123 Configure the Edge Cache Default Settings 123 Exclude URLs from the Edge Cache 123 Remove URLs from the Edge Cache Exclusion List 124 Add an Edge Cache Peer 124 Edit an Edge Cache Peer 124 Delete an Edge Cache Peer 124 Remove All Objects from the Edge Cache 124 Specify application quality based on host 125 Set a per-host limit on bandwidth usage 125 © 2015 Nomadix, Inc. 11 Specify when multi-queue is activated 127 Per Host QoS Usage Examples 128 Limit Bandwidth Per Host 128 Limit Application Bandwidth 130 Guarantee Application Bandwidth 133 Per Host QoS with Active Directory 136 Per Host QoS for Adaptive Response 140 Pre-populate the cache 143 Create a pre-population job with the Nomadix Web UI 144 Create a pre-population job with the CLI 145 Create a Scheduled Job 146 Schedule a Pre-Population Job Through the CLI 147 ToS and DiffServ 147 The ToS / DiffServ Field 148 How the Alloc8 appliance Uses the ToS/DiffServ Field 149 Match Packets to ToS/DSCP Values 149 Mark Packets with ToS/DSCP Values 150 Optimizer Configuration 150 Optimizer Policy Tree 151 Create a new circuit 152 Virtual Circuits 153 Policies 159 Optimizer Policies 161 Optimizer Wizard 163 Chapter 5: Monitor The Health Of The Network 165 Change the time period reflected in the charts 165 Create a PDF of a chart 166 © 2015 Nomadix, Inc.