The Cisco® Wide Area Application Virtualization Engine (WAVE) product line consists of cost-effective, cloud-ready, video-enabled solutions for the branch office and the data center (Figure 1). With the industry's broadest product portfolio and flexible deployment models, Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) cost-effectively addresses the WAN optimization needs of small, medium-sized, and large customers.
Figure 1. Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engines
Cisco WAVE Appliances for Branch-Office and Core Deployments
In Cisco WAAS Software Release 5.2 and later, the Cisco WAVE 294, 594, and 8541 can optionally be equipped with solid-state drives (SSDs). SSDs provide more reliable storage than existing hard disk drives (HDDs). Table 1 lists the supported SSD sizes for these platforms.
Table 1. Cisco WAVE Platforms That Support SSDs with Cisco WAAS 5.2 and Later
Appliance Part Number
Media Description
Quantity of Per Appliance
WAVE-294-K9
200-GB HDD
1
WAVE-294-SSD-K9
200-GB SSD
1
WAVE-594-K9
500-GB HDD or 400-GB SSD
1 or 2 (optional)
WAVE-8541-K9
600-GB HDD or 600-GB SSD
8
For more information, refer to the hardware specifications in Table 3 later in this document.
Benefits include the following:
• Improve employee productivity by enhancing the user experience for important business applications delivered over the WAN.
• Reduce the cost of branch-office operations by centralizing IT resources in the data center and lowering the cost of WAN bandwidth and by hosting Microsoft Windows applications on the Cisco WAVE branch-office appliance.
• Deliver enterprise-class video while reducing WAN bandwidth consumption with the Cisco WAAS video application optimizer or hosted Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS) virtual blade.
• Increase IT agility by reducing the time and resources needed to deliver new IT services to the branch office.
• Simplify branch-office data protection for regulatory compliance purposes.
Cisco WAVE Appliances for the Data Center
Cisco WAVE data center appliances provide the high performance and scalable WAN optimization that data center solutions require. Benefits include:
• User-selectable I/O modules with support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet fiber, 1 Gigabit Ethernet copper, and 1 Gigabit Ethernet fiber
• Flexible deployment models including inline and Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) for high performance, scalability, and network availability
• High performance for video, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and cloud applications as well as traditional enterprise applications; using context-aware data redundancy elimination (DRE), Cisco WAVE appliances can adapt caching behavior on the basis of the characteristics of individual applications, resulting in higher throughput and lower application latency
Main Features
Table 2 summarizes the main features of the Cisco WAVE appliances, and Table 3 summarizes the main features of I/O options modules.
Table 2. Cisco WAVE Appliances
Platform
Deployment Scenarios and Features
Cisco WAVE 294 Wide Area Virtualization Engine (WAVE-294-K9 or WAVE-294-SSD-K9)
• Excellent for edge deployments at small branch and remote offices
• Supports up to 200 TCP connections (upgradable to 400)
• Offers 250-GB HDD and 200-GB SSD (SSD) data storage options
• Has 2 onboard Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Provides 4-port inline I/O module (IOM) bundled by default, with optional upgrade to 8-port inline IOM
• Hosts up to 2 virtual blades
Cisco WAVE 594 Wide Area Virtualization Engine (WAVE-594-K9)
• Excellent for edge deployments at small and medium-sized branch offices
• Supports up to 750 TCP connections (upgradable to 1300)
• Offers 500-GB HDD and 400-GB SSD data storage options (with optional second HDD or SSD for RAID 1 redundancy)
USB, mini-USB, and RJ-45 serial console; autodetect
USB, mini-USB, and RJ-45 serial console; autodetect
USB, mini-USB, and RJ-45 serial console; autodetect
USB, mini-USB, and RJ-45 serial console; autodetect
Dimensions
Height
1.69 in. (42 mm)
1.69 in. (42 mm)
3.42 in. (87 mm)
3.42 in. (87 mm)
Width
16.89 in. (429 mm)
429 mm (16.89 in.)
16.89 in. (429 mm)
16.89 in. (429 mm)
Depth
14.55 in. (370 mm)
20.33 in. (516 mm); includes power-supply handles
24.88 in. (632 mm); includes power supply handles
24.88 in. (632 mm); includes power supply handles
Maximum weight
16.40 lb (7.44 kg)
22.51 lb (10.21 kg)
47.66 lb (21.62 kg)
47.66 lb (21.62 kg)
Shipping dimensions (with packaging)
21.69 x 19.88 x 7.75 in. (55 x 50.5 x 19.7 cm)
26.50 x 21.69 x 7.75 in. (67.3 x 55 x 19.7 cm)
30.75 x 21.69 x 10.19 in. (78 x 55 x 25.9 cm)
30.75 x 21.69 x 10.19 in. (78 x 55 x 25.9 cm)
Shipping weight
22.0 lb (10.0 kg)
28.50 lb (12.93 kg)
53.0 lb (24.0 kg)
53.0 lb (24.0 kg)
Operating Specifications
Universal input
• Range line voltage: 90 to 132 VAC
• 180 to 264 VAC
• Range line voltage: 90 to 132 VAC
• 180 to 264 VAC
• Range line voltage: 90 to 132 VAC
• 180 to 264 VAC
• Range line voltage: 90 to 132 VAC
• 180 to 264 VAC
Operating temperature
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Nonoperating temperature
(-22 to 140°F (-30 to 60°C) 2
(-22 to 140°F (-30 to 60°C)2
(-22 to 140°F (-30 to 60°C) 2
(-22 to 140°F (-30 to 60°C) 2
Humidity
• Operating: 10 to 90% RH (noncondensing)
• Nonoperating: 5 to 95% RH (noncondensing)
• Operating: 10 to 90% RH (noncondensing)
• Nonoperating: 5 to 95% RH (noncondensing)
• Operating: 10 to 90% RH (noncondensing)
• Nonoperating: 5 to 95% RH (noncondensing)
• Operating: 10 to 90% RH (noncondensing)
• Nonoperating: 5 to 95% RH (noncondensing)
Altitude
• Operating: 10,000 ft (3050m)
• Nonoperating: 15,000 ft (4572m)
• Operating: 10,000 ft (3050m)
• Nonoperating: 15,000 ft (4572m)
• Operating: 10,000 ft (3050m)
• Nonoperating: 15,000 ft (4572m)
• Operating: 10,000 ft (3050m)
• Nonoperating: 15,000 ft (4572m)
Regulatory Compliance
Compliance
CE marking
EMC
47 CFR Part 15 Class A, AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A, CISPR22 Class A, EN 55022 Class A, ICES 003 Class A, VCCI Class A, EN 55024, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, CISPR24, GB9254-2008, KN22 Class A, and KN24 (all platforms)
Safety
UL 60950-1 Second Edition, 21 CFR 1040, CSA22.2-No. 60950-1 Second Edition, IEC/EN 60950-1 Second Edition, AS/NZS 60950, and GB4943-1995 (all platforms)
Notes:
1. Existing systems cannot be upgraded to use SSDs. When ordering, SSDs can optionally be added to Cisco WAVE 294, 594, and 8541 when ordering with initial system only. Cisco WAAS Software Release 5.2 or later is required for SSDs.
2. All temperature ratings shown are for sea level to 3281 feet (1000 meters). If operating location is above 3281 feet (1000 meters), deduct 5.4ºF (3ºC) from the maximum operating temperature for each additional 3281 feet (1000 meters).
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For More Information
For more information about Cisco WAAS, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/waas or contact your local Cisco account representative.
