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Product Bulletin, No. 1922
SSL Module for Cisco CSS 11500
Series Content Services Switch and
Cisco WebNS Software Version 5.20Cisco Systems announces availability of the SSL Module for Cisco CSS 11500 Series Content Services Switch and Cisco WebNS Software Version 5.20.
The Cisco CSS 11500 Series Content Services Switch is a compact modular platform that delivers the richest Layer 4-7 traffic management services for e-business applications.
The Cisco CSS 11500 SSL Module is the ideal solution for handling high volumes of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transactions that occupy today's e-business data centers. The module integrates state-of-the-art SSL processors into the leading content switching technology of Cisco WebNS Software. In addition to superior price performance, the SSL module simplifies the management of digital certificates and offers new possibilities in optimizing the switch-to-server architecture for security and performance.
Platform Support
Cisco WebNS Software Version 5.20 runs only on the Cisco CSS 11500. The Cisco CSS 11800, 11150, and 11050 are currently supported in Cisco WebNS Software Version 5.00.
New Software Features
The SSL module for the Cisco CSS 11500 delivers the following features:
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Eight hundred transactions per second per module
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In WebNS 5.20, the Cisco CSS 11506 supports up to four SSL modules, and the Cisco CSS 11503 supports up to two SSL modules.
In addition to support for the SSL module, Cisco WebNS Software Version 5.20 introduces the following features for the Cisco CSS 11500 Series:
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Ordering Information
The SSL module for the Cisco CSS 11500 Series is supported in both the standard and enhanced feature sets of Cisco WebNS Software.
The enhanced feature set includes the commands of the standard feature set, and the commands for Network Address Translation (NAT) peering, DNS, demand-based content replication (dynamic hot content overflow), content staging and replication, and network proximity DNS.
Most customers require secure Telnet in addition to SSL acceleration. The license for these features may be ordered with the following part number: S11K-SSH-K9-5.2.
For large, complex configurations, it is recommended that the memory on the switch control modules (CSS5-SCM-2GE) be upgraded from 144 to 288 MB. The SSL module itself has 512 MB and is not upgradeable. Other modules may be upgraded to 288 MB as needed to support additional simultaneous flows.
Table 1 includes all the software product numbers for Cisco WebNS Version 5.20 and the new Cisco CSS 11500 hardware components that are supported in Cisco WebNS Version 5.20.
Table 1 Software Product Numbers and New Cisco CSS 11500 Hardware Components for Cisco WebNS Version 5.20
Additional Information
For product literature, refer to:
http://www.cisco.com/go/contentswitch
For technical documentation, visit:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps792/tsd_products_support_series_home.html