Intel 1520 Administrator's Manual

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Conventions used in this manual.............................................................. x Chapter 1 Introduction 1 What is an Intel® NetStructure™ Cache Appliance? ...............................2 Why use this caching appliance?.......................................................2 Flexible cache architecture ................................................................2 Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance features.....................................3 How to use this guide ...............................................................................5 Chapter 2 Getting Started 7 Starting the system for the first time .........................................................8 Accessing the Manager UI .....................................................................12 Using Monitor and Configure mode .................................................13 Using online help..............................................................................15 Accessing the command-line interface...................................................15 Verifying that caching works...................................................................15 Changing passwords ..............................................................................15 Chapter 3 Monitoring Appliance Performance 17 Accessing monitor pages .......................................................................18 Using the Dashboard page.....................................................................18 Dashboard alert lights ......................................................................19 Changing the selected node ............................................................20 Using the Node page..............................................................................20 Using the Graphs page...........................................................................21 Using the Protocols page .......................................................................21 Using the Cache page ............................................................................21

iv Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance Administrator’s Guide Using the ARM page.............................................................................. 21 Using the Other page............................................................................. 22 Using the MRTG page ........................................................................... 22 Chapter 4 Configuring the Appliance 23 Accessing configure pages .................................................................... 24 Using the Server Basics page................................................................ 24 Setting general options.................................................................... 25 Setting Web management options .................................................. 26 Setting virtual IP addressing options ............................................... 26 Setting browser auto configuration options ..................................... 28 Setting throttling of network connections......................................... 28 Configuring load-shedding............................................................... 28 Enabling SNMP agents ................................................................... 29 Using the Protocols page....................................................................... 30 Configuring HTTP............................................................................ 30 Configuring NNTP ........................................................................... 31 Configuring FTP .............................................................................. 34 Using the Cache page............................................................................ 35 Cache activation .............................................................................. 35 Storage ............................................................................................ 36 Freshness........................................................................................ 36 Variable content............................................................................... 38 Using the Security page......................................................................... 39 Using the Routing page.......................................................................... 39 Setting HTTP parent caching options.............................................. 40 Setting ICP options.......................................................................... 41 Setting server accelerator options ................................................... 43 Checking transparency.................................................................... 44 Checking WCCP.............................................................................. 44 Using the Host Database page .............................................................. 44 Configuring the host database......................................................... 45 Configuring DNS.............................................................................. 47 Using the Snapshots page..................................................................... 47

49 Starting the command-line interface.......................................................50 Starting the appliance the first time..................................................50 Using the appliance after initial start-up...........................................50 Navigating the command-line interface ..................................................51 Using the setup menu.............................................................................52 Changing network addresses configuration.....................................52 Changing the controller speed and transmission mode...................53 Changing the DNS address and domain name................................53 Changing the gateway address........................................................53 Configuring time zone settings.........................................................54 Configuring date and time settings...................................................54 Viewing current network address settings........................................54 Using the main menu..............................................................................54 Checking the status of the Server and Manager..............................55 Starting the appliance ......................................................................55 Stopping the appliance.....................................................................55 Viewing and maintaining versions of the software ...........................56 Clearing statistics.............................................................................59 Rebooting the System......................................................................60 Halting the System...........................................................................60 Changing the administrator password for telnet or serial access.....60 Resetting to factory settings.............................................................61 Preparing a cache disk.....................................................................61 Using the config menu............................................................................61 Setting general controls ...................................................................62 Configuring protocol options ............................................................63 Configuring the cache ......................................................................76 Configuring security options.............................................................82 Configuring routing options ..............................................................84 Configuring the Adaptive Redirection Module (ARM) ......................93 Configuring the host database options.............................................96 Configuring logging options..............................................................98