
114 Chapter 4: Network Integration and Interception
Network Integration Best Practices
The following network integration best practices are recommended for most WAAS
deployments:
• Leave the physical WAE interfaces set to auto-sense: Because it is possible that
some of your WAEs will be able to run at 1-Gbps speed, leaving all of the WAEs
deployed set to auto-sense simplifies the configuration and deployment. In addition,
an alarm will be raised in the Central Manager if an interface negotiates to half duplex.
• Use EtherChannel for interface redundancy when both physical WAE interfaces
connect to the same LAN switch: Improve performance by providing 2X the
available LAN bandwidth.
• Use a standby interface for interface redundancy when both physical WAE
interfaces connect to different LAN switches: Increase WAE availability in the
event of a problem with the primary interface or connected LAN switch.
• Always configure a MD5 password for WCCP service groups: Protect the integrity
of the service group members by making sure that only authorized devices can join
the service group.
• Stick to inbound WCCP redirection: Even on software-based platforms, inbound
redirection is more efficient.
• On hardware-based platforms, configure WCCP using the following guidelines:
— Use L2 forwarding instead of GRE forwarding.
—Always use mask assignment.
— Only use inbound redirection.
— Do not use the ip wccp redirect exclude in command.
• Only use the GRE return EMIC on software-based platforms (i.e. ISR routers):
Hardware-based platforms process GRE return traffic completely in software, which
causes serious performance issues.
• Run a recommended version of IOS for WCCP: Tables 4-5 and 4-6 list the
minimum recommended IOS versions when running WCCP with Cisco WAAS.
Table 4-5 Minimum IOS Recommendations: Software-Based Platforms
Major Version M Train T Train
12.1 12.1(14) 12.1(3)T
12.2 12.2(26) 12.2(14)T
12.3 12.3(13) 12.3(14)T5
12.4 12.4(10) 12.4(9)T1
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