Configuration Overview

The following figures illustrate the installation and configuration tasks involved with bringing up a Netra Proxy Cache Array.

Figure 1-1 illustrates hardware-related installation tasks. Instructions for these tasks are presented in the hardware documentation that accompanies the Netra Proxy Cache product.

Figure 1-1 Hardware Installation

The service network is the LAN over which your array hosts interact with clients. The control network is a private network used by the array software. These terms are described in detail in "Key Concepts".

Figure 1-2 gives a high-level view of the tasks required to configure the software for a Netra Proxy Cache Array.

Figure 1-2 Software Configuration Sequence

The tasks in the boxes in Figure 1-2 are described in detail in Chapter 2, Initial Host Configuration" and Chapter 3, Proxy Cache Array Configuration."