About the Documentation

This documentation describes how to use the Device Manager to configure the Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance.

This section provides the following topics about the documentation:

•Audience

•Organization

•Related Documentation

•Conventions

•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

•Open-Source Software Included in Cisco ACE Application Control Engine

•Open Source License Acknowledgements

Audience

This documentation is intended for experienced system and network administrators. Depending on the configuration required, readers should have specific knowledge in the following areas:

•Networking and data communications

•Network security

•Router configuration

Organization

This documentation contains the following sections:

•Chapter 1 "Overview" contains an summary of ACE features and the ACE Appliance Device Manager interface, terms, and getting started configuration information.

•Chapter 2 "Using Homepage" describes how to use the DM Homepage, a launching point for quick access to selected areas within the DM.

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•Chapter 4 "Configuring Virtual Contexts" describes how to configure virtual contexts on the ACE appliance so that you can effectively and efficiently manage and allocate resources, users, and services.

•Chapter 5 "Configuring Virtual Servers" contains procedures for configuring virtual servers for load balancing on the ACE.

•Chapter 6 "Configuring Real Servers and Server Farms" provides an overview of server load balancing and procedures for configuring real servers and server farms for load balancing on the ACE.

•Chapter 7 "Configuring Stickiness" provides information about sticky behavior and procedures for configuring stickiness with the DM.

•Chapter 8 "Configuring Parameter Maps" describes how to configure parameter maps so that the ACE can perform actions on incoming traffic based on certain criteria, such as protocol or connection attributes.

•Chapter 9 "Configuring SSL" describes the SSL configuration process and details the procedures for configuring SSL on the ACE appliance.

•Chapter 10 "Configuring Network Access" includes information about configuring virtual context VLAN interfaces, port channel interfaces, and gigabit Ethernet interfaces.

•Chapter 11 "Configuring High Availability" contains an overview of the redundancy feature and explains how to configure high available.

•Chapter 12 "Configuring Traffic Policies" describes how to configure class maps and policy maps to provide a global level of classification for filtering traffic received by or passing through the ACE appliance.

•Chapter 13 "Configuring Application Acceleration and Optimization" describes how to configure application acceleration and optimization options on the ACE appliance.

•Chapter 14 "Monitoring Your Network" allows you to monitor key areas of system usage.

•Chapter 15 "Managing the ACE Appliance" describes the administrative tools that manage the ACE appliance.

•Chapter 16 "Using ACE Device Manager Troubleshooting Tools" describes the administrator-only diagnostic tools to help troubleshoot ACE appliance management problems.

Related Documentation

In addition to this documentation, the ACE appliance documentation set includes the following:

Conventions

This documentation uses the following conventions:

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.

Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

Open-Source Software Included in Cisco ACE Application Control Engine

•Cisco ACE Application Control Engine includes the following open-source software, which is covered by the Apache 2.0 license (http://www.apache.org/): Ant, Apache Axis, Avalon Logkit, Commons, Ehcache, Globus Toolkit, Jetty, Log4J, Oro, Tomcat.

•Cisco ACE Application Control Engine includes the following open-source software, which is covered by The Legion of the Bouncy Castle (http://www.bouncycastle.org/licence.html) license: BouncyCastle.

•Cisco ACE Application Control Engine includes the following open-source software, which is covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html): c3p0-0.9.0.2.jar, Enterprise DT, Jasperreports 1.2, Jcommon 1.2, Jfreechart 1.0.1

•Cisco ACE Application Control Engine includes the following open-source software, which is covered by the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 (http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html): Itext 1.4.

Open Source License Acknowledgements

The following acknowledgements pertain to this software license.

OpenSSL/Open SSL Project

This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).

This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).

This product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).

License Issues

The OpenSSL toolkit stays under a dual license, i.e. both the conditions of the OpenSSL License and the original SSLeay license apply to the toolkit. See below for the actual license texts. Actually both licenses are BSD-style Open Source licenses. In case of any license issues related to OpenSSL please contact openssl-core@openssl.org.

OpenSSL License:

© 1998-1999 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment: "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)"

4. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission. For written permission, please contact openssl-core@openssl.org.

5. Products derived from this software may not be called "OpenSSL" nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names without prior written permission of the OpenSSL Project.

6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following acknowledgment:

"This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)"

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT "AS IS"' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). This product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).

Original SSLeay License:

© 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). All rights reserved.

This package is an SSL implementation written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).

The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscapes SSL.

This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as the following conditions are adhered to. The following conditions apply to all code found in this distribution, be it the RC4, RSA, lhash, DES, etc., code; not just the SSL code. The SSL documentation included with this distribution is covered by the same copyright terms except that the holder is Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).

Copyright remains Eric Young's, and as such any Copyright notices in the code are not to be removed. If this package is used in a product, Eric Young should be given attribution as the author of the parts of the library used. This can be in the form of a textual message at program startup or in documentation (online or textual) provided with the package.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

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3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement:

"This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com)".

The word `cryptographic' can be left out if the routines from the library being used are not cryptography-related.

4. If you include any Windows specific code (or a derivative thereof) from the apps directory (application code) you must include an acknowledgement: "This product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com)".

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