Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine
Introduction
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Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 512 and 612 Hardware Installation Guide
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When WAAS software is installed, the WAE appliance can function as either a
Central Manager or as an Application Acceleration Engine. When ACNS software
is installed, the WAE appliance functions as a Content Engine or one of the other
ACNS device modes (Content Router or Content Distribution Manager). When
WAFS software is installed, the WAE appliance functions as a File Engine.
Figure 1-1
shows the WAE-512 and
Figure 1-2
shows the WAE-612.
Figure 1-1
WAE-512—Front View
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