Chapter
2.
Setup
information
and
instructions
This
chapter
contains
the
procedures
that
you
must
complete
before
you
can
use
the
DPI
blade.
Hardware
and
software
requirements
To
set
up
the
DPI
blade,
you
must
have
the
following
items:
v
VMware
ESX
Server
version
3.0
or
later
v
VMware
Virtual
Infrastructure
Client
2.0
or
later
v
A
VMware
ESX
compatible
server
or
blade
server
v
A
1
Gb
Ethernet
switch
module
installed
in
bay
1
of
the
BladeCenter
unit
v
A
Nortel
Networks
Layer
2/3
copper
(32R1860)
or
fiber
(32R1861)
Ethernet
switch
module
installed
in
bay
2
of
the
BladeCenter
unit
with
firmware
1.4.2.0
or
later
v
10
Gb
switch
modules
(the
number
of
switches
depends
on
applications)
v
A
RAVE
application,
or
the
ability
to
create
a
RAVE
application,
using
an
Integrated
Development
Environment
v
An
IBM
advanced
management
module
installed
in
the
BladeCenter
unit
v
CloudShield
PacketWorks
Operating
System
(CPOS)
software
download
v
A
remote
console
with
Microsoft
®
Internet
Explorer
6.0
or
later
Two
network
interface
connection
ports
are
used
in
the
configuration
of
the
DPI
blade.
One
port
is
used
for
management
access,
such
as
through
the
CloudShield
Web
Management
Interface
or
a
command-line
interface
(CLI)
over
Secure
Shell
(SSH).
The
other
port
is
used
to
communicate
with
the
Deep
Packet
Processing
Module
(DPPM).
The
DPI
management
and
CPOS
management
must
be
on
different
subnets.
Performance
of
the
DPI
blade
varies,
depending
on
the
following
factors:
v
The
application
that
is
being
deployed
v
The
packet
size
v
The
DPI
blade
configuration
v
The
type
of
traffic
High
availability
is
available
on
the
DPI
blade
through
a
combination
of
some
applications
and
configurations.
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IBM
Corp.
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