Configuring WAAS on ISR G2

OVERVIEW
This guide has been developed for use with the WebEx session, Configuring WAAS on ISR G2 course. It presents the instructions and other information required to complete the lab activities for this course. The time required to complete the tasks in this guide is approximately 30 to 45 minutes.

Contents
OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................... 1 LAB INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................. 3 ACCESSING THE LAB ................................................................................................................................ 4 Lab 1-1: Configuring the HQ Router and Setup of the WAE appliance................................................... 7 Lab 1-2: Basic Configurations on Branch Router .................................................................................... 8 Lab 1-3: WAAS Configurations on Branch Router ................................................................................. 10 Lab 1-4: Testing WAAS acceleration ..................................................................................................... 11

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE PROCEEDING 1. Due to time constraint, only features of the applications used are covered in this lab session. 2. This lab is accessible ONLY via Windows Remote Desktop Connection. Prior to accessing the lab, please ensure that port 3389 has not been blocked from your location of access. 3. Each registered attendee is pre-assigned to a pod. The pod numbers, their respective IP addresses and the RDP usernames/passwords have been provided at the end of the presentation. Please make sure you use and access ONLY your assigned pod. 4. This lab is accessible ONLY within the designated time. 5. When starting a VM image (if not already started for you), you may be prompted to create a new identifier. Please select to keep instead of create the identifier.

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LAB INFORMATION
NETWORK DIAGRAM We have created a virtual environment including the following:

1. Host Machine is connected to the internet and is running VMWARE Server 2. VM images : CLIENT machine and SERVER machine are running on VMWARE 3. Each VM image is connected a physical ISR G2 Router 4. Use the Putty software running on the desktop of CLIENT machine to access BR router via SERIAL connection
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5. SERVER machine is running with a CIFS file share 6. Both BR and HQ routers are carrying SRE WAAS modules. PLEASE LOGIN TO YOUR RESPECTIVE POD ONLY. LOGIN ACCESS INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED VIA E-MAIL BY YOUR PRESENTER OR AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.

ACCESSING THE LAB

Launch Remote Desktop Connection by clicking on Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Remote Desktop Connection or alternatively press Windows + R and type mstsc.exe.

Click on the OPTIONS button in the RDP windows. (The IP address shown is only a sample)

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To conserve resources on the host machine, set the following options on the EXPERIENCE and DISPLAY tabs.

On the GENERAL tab, enter the IP address of your assigned pod and the username provided to you. Then click on the CONNECT button. (The IP address and username shown in diagram are meant to serve as samples only)

Double click on the VM Server Console icon on the desktop. The VM Server Console opens with the image of the machines from where you will commence your lab. If
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the image has NOT already been started, click on START THIS VIRTUAL MACHINE from the inventory panel. You will be able to see two virtual machines running, From Client machine, you will be able to Putty into the ISR router.

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Lab 1-1: Configuring the HQ Router and Setup of the WAE appliance
The WebEx presenter /host will: 1. Explain the lab topology 2. Run through the configurations of the HQ Router (pre-configured) - please pay close attention to this as the Branch routers configuration will be very close to this. 3. Run through the configurations of the WAVE appliance 4. Setup the HQ routers SRE module to register with WAVE appliance
The WAVE appliance (8.8.8.8/24), configured as a Central Manager (CM), is connected to the HQ Router. The configurations are as follows:

Note the following: (You will need this info when configuring your own SRE-WAE) Time Zone CMs ip address Domain name DNS ip address NTP Server ip address

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Lab 1-2: Basic Configurations on Branch Router

This activity will continue to use the same topology as the previous lab, Lab 1-1. Task 1: Initialize Cisco IOS Software IPS and Configure IPS Policy
In this task, you will work with the Branch Router in your assigned POD. The router will be provide to you in the setup mode. X refers to you POD number. 1. Exit the setup configuration dialog and enter the hostname: Router(config)# hostname BR (may already been configured for you) 2. Enter the configuration on interfaces: Gi0/0: 172.16.x.1/24, duplex auto, speed auto, no shut. Ensure that your Client machines ip address is set to 172.16.x.10/24. (may already been configured for you) Gi0/2: 192.168.1.x/24, no shut, duplex full, speed 10, no shut. (may already been configured for you) LO0: 100.100.x.1/30 3. Complete the remaining basic configurations: no service password-encryption vtp domain cisco vtp mode transparent username admin privilege 15 password 0 default router eigrp 1 network 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 no auto-summary ip forward-protocol nd no ip http server no ip http secure-server line con 0 logging synchronous line vty 0 4 login local PAGE 8 OF 11

Configuring WAAS on ISR G2 4. Verify connectivity with Server by pinging 172.31.1.10 5. Now you are going to download a file from the Server. Double click the shortcut on the Client machines desktop for Free Download Manager. Add a download.

6. Choose the file as shown on the screen-shot above and download the file. Note the total time taken to download the file. Also note the folder where the file is stored: C:\Downloads\Software

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Lab 1-3: WAAS Configurations on Branch Router

1. Now you will proceed to configure WAAS related details on the BR router. 2. Configure IP WCCP version 2 at global mode: IP WCCP version 2 ip wccp 61 ip wccp 62 3. Configure interface sm1/0 (service-module): interface SM1/0 ip unnumbered Loopback0 ip wccp redirect exclude in service-module ip address 100.100.x.2 255.255.255.252 service-module ip default-gateway 100.100.x.1 no shut 4. Configure WCCPv2 group 61 and 62 on the appropriate interfaces:
int gi0/2 ip wccp 62 redirect in int gi0/0 ip wccp 61 redirect in

5. Configure static route to reach SRE: ip route 100.100.x.2 255.255.255.255 sm1/0 6. To access the SRE WAAS module, setup and check the configurations: service-module sm1/0 session (to return to router, CTRL+SIFT,6, X)

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Lab 1-4: Testing WAAS acceleration

1. 2. 3. 4. Carry out steps 5 and 6 of LAB 1.2 (erase the file already downloaded earlier) Take the timing. Carry out steps 5 and 6 of LAB 1.2 again (erase the file already downloaded earlier) Take the timing.

Comparing the timings, you should see a vast difference without WAAS enabled, WAAS enabled and downloading of file while caching of file to SRE, and again improved download speed when the file is obtained from the SRE cache

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