Mac Client Accelerator endpoint properties

Client Accelerator Client Properties : Mac Client Accelerator endpoint properties

Mac Client Accelerator endpoint properties

This section describes the Mac Client Accelerator endpoint properties.

Viewing preferences and system status

1. To see the Client Accelerator preferences, open the Mac System Preferences and select Client Accelerator.

Figure B‑2. Mac System Preferences

2. Click the Client Accelerator logo on the menu bar and select Status to display the current system status.

Figure B‑3. Status window

This table describes the information displayed in the Status window of the Mac Client Accelerator.

Function	Control	Description
System Status	Optimization Status	Displays the current state of the Client Accelerator. The Client Accelerator can be in one of these states: • Initializing - Indicates that the optimization service is starting. • Healthy - Indicates that all systems are functioning properly. • Critical - Indicates that the optimization service is not running. Contact your system administrator. • Disabled - Indicates that the optimization service is turned off.
	Current Controller	Displays the Client Accelerator hostname or IP address and the port that the client connects to. • Warning - Indicates that the optimization status is running, but there are some issues. Contact your system administrator.
	Controller Status	Displays whether the Client Accelerator is currently Connected, Not Connected, Licensed, or Not Licensed.
	Policy	Displays the policy currently running on the client.
Performance Statistics	Total Data Reduction	Displays the percent data reduction on the Client Accelerator since the optimization service has been running.
	Optimization Statistics (LAN/WAN)	Displays the total amount of optimized data exchanged with peer SteelHead (for LAN/WAN).
	Your Capacity Increase	Specifies the performance improvement as a result of data optimization.
	Branch Warming Statistics (In/Out)	Displays the branch warming statistics.
	SSL Connections (Successful/Total)	Displays the number of successful SSL connections.
Connection List		Displays the different connections. Control-click a connection and select Detect SteelHeads to find and display SteelHeads along the network path to a specified destination server.

Connection icons

These icons are displayed in the Connection List of the Status window to indicate the state of the connection:

Yellow arrows		Displays Established (Optimized) connection.
Green arrow		Displays Established (Branch Mode) connection.
Blue arrow		Displays Established (Branch Warming) connection.
Gray arrow		Displays Established (Pass-through) connection.
Red arrow		Displays Established (Optimized) connection with optimization error
Lock icon		Indicates secure inner channel connections.

Accessing the Support menu

The Support menu provides tools for diagnosing problems with your system.

To access the Support menu

• Click the Client Accelerator logo on the menu bar to display tools for assisting you in diagnosing problems with your system. For details about troubleshooting your system, see Common Client Accelerator configuration problems.

This table describes the controls on the Support menu.

Function	Control	Description
View Log	View your current log file.	Click View Log to view your current log file. These are the log files for the Client Accelerator. For assistance, contact your system administrator.
Generate Sysdump	Upload system dump to your Administrator.	Click Upload System Dump to upload your system dump file to the Client Accelerator. Your system administrator uses the dump file to troubleshoot your system. For assistance, contact your system administrator.
Generate TCP Trace	Generate a TCP trace and send it to your administrator.	Click Generate to generate a TCP dump for the specified amount of time (seconds or minutes). The TCP dump is automatically sent to Client Accelerator where a system administrator can view it in the Reports tab. Use this option to troubleshoot the client system. For assistance, contact your system administrator.
Detect SteelHeads	Find and display SteelHeads along the network path to a specified destination server.	Click Detect SteelHeads to find and display SteelHeads along the network path to a specified destination server.
Restart Client Accelerator	Restart your Client Accelerator.	Click Restart to restart the Client Accelerator. This option restarts the optimization service and is a first step for troubleshooting the optimization service.
Reset Statistics	Reset the cumulative historical statistics.	Click Reset Stats to reset the cumulative historical statistics.

Managing optimization controls

The Client Accelerator endpoint preferences pane appears with three tabs: Optimization, Controllers, and SSL.

The Optimization tab displays current optimization status and enables users to enable optimization, configure connection reset, and set the data store size.

Figure B‑4. Optimization tab

This table describes the controls under the Optimization tab of the Mac Client Accelerator.

Function	Control	Description
	Client Accelerator Monitor Service	Indicates if the service is running or not running.
	Restart	Click to restart the Client Accelerator Service.
	Optimization Status	Displays the current state of the Client Accelerator. The Client Accelerator can be in one of these states: • Initializing - Indicates that the optimization service is starting. • Healthy - Indicates that all systems are functioning properly. • Critical - Indicates that the optimization service is not running. Contact your system administrator. • Disabled - Indicates that the optimization service is turned off.
Optimization Settings	RiOS Bandwidth and Latency Optimization	Select this option to enable RiOS bandwidth optimization on the client. When enabled, all dependent check boxes are dimmed. You can also enable and disable client optimization from the Client Accelerator icon in the system tray.
	NFS Optimization	Select this option to optimize NFS.
	HTTP Optimization	Select this option to optimize HTTP.
	Reset connections when the Client Accelerator is initialized	Resets existing nonoptimized connections when the optimization service is restarted.
Data Store	Current data store size on disk	Specifies the current data store size on disk.
Data Store	Data store size	Specifies the amount of disk space allocated to the data store.

Using the Controllers tab

The Controllers tab displays the current controller and connection status, and enables users to specify controller options and to add and modify controllers.

Figure B‑5. Controllers tab

This table describes the controls under the Controllers tab of the Mac Client Accelerator.

Control	Description
Current Controller	Specifies the Client Accelerator hostname or IP address, and the port that the Client Accelerator connects to.
Connection Status	Displays the current connection status of the Client Accelerator. The Client Accelerator can be in one of these states: • Connected - Indicates that the Client Accelerator is connected to a Client Accelerator but is not consuming a license from the Client Accelerator. This condition may indicate, for instance, that the Client Accelerator is in branch mode or is not currently optimizing any connections. • Connected: Licensed - Indicates that the Client Accelerator is connected to a Client Accelerator and is consuming a license from the Client Accelerator. • Connected: Denied License - Indicates that the Client Accelerator is connected to a Client Accelerator but is unable to obtain a license from the Client Accelerator. • Not Connected- Indicates that the Client Accelerator is not connected to a Client Accelerator.
Select controller to use at random	If there is more than one Client Accelerator in the list, the Client Accelerator randomly connects to one of them. Use this option if you want to distribute Client Accelerator connections. This control has these options: – Auto - Enables or disables random selection of Client Accelerators as defined by the administrator in the current policy. – On - Specifies random selection of Client Accelerators. – Off - Specifies the first Client Accelerator on the list. If this connection fails, the next Client Accelerator on the list is selected, and so on.
Use controller list defined by administrator	Connect to a Client Accelerator listed by the system administrator in the current policy.
Override controller list	Does not restrict the Client Accelerator list to the system administrator-set specifications in the current policy. When Override controller list is selected, these additional controls are activated: • + - Click + to add a Client Accelerator to the list; click - to remove one. • Test - Verifies that the user can connect to the selected Client Accelerator. • Arrow keys - Use the arrows to the right of the list to change the priority order of the Client Accelerators the client connects to. The priority list is used only if Select Controller at Random is disabled. To modify a Client Accelerator on the list, double-click the controller in the list. Directly editing the list is only possible when the Override controller list is selected.
Revert	Click Revert to undo changes made to the controller configuration.
Apply	Click Apply to save your configurations.

Using the SSL tab

The SSL tab displays the CA certificates and enables users to enable or disable SSL optimization.

Figure B‑6. SSL tab

This table describes the controls under the SSL tab of the Mac Client Accelerator.

Function	Control	Description
	SSL optimization	Click On or Off to enable or disable SSL optimization.
	Refresh	Click to refresh the CA information.
	Certificates	This list of certificates is displayed: • SteelHead Client Accelerator CA Certificate • SteelHead Client Accelerator Server Certificate • SteelHead Peering Certificate - Regenerates when you click Regenerate while the optimization is enabled. This button is dimmed when optimization on the client is disabled or when a controller is not connected. • Advanced SSL CA Certificate
	Certificate Details	Displays this information based on the certificate option selected above: • Serial Number - Displays the serial number (Issued To, only). • Issued To/Issued By - Displays this information: – Common Name - Displays the common name of the certificate authority. – Organization - Displays the organization name (for example, the company). – Org. Unit - Displays the organizational unit within the organization. – Locality - Displays the city. – State - Displays the state. – Country - Displays the country (2-letter code only). • Issued On - Displays the date the certificate was issued. • Expires On - Displays the date the certificate expires. • Fingerprint - Displays the fingerprint.