Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Software Configuration Guide

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Configuring WCCP Version 2 Services
This chapter describes how to configure the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches to redirect traffic to content
engines (web caches) using Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) Version 2
Note Throughout this chapter, WCCP refers to WCCP Version 2. Version 1 is not supported.
This chapter consists of these sections:
• Understanding WCCP, page 81-1
• Restrictions for WCCP, page 81-5
• Configuring WCCP, page 81-5
• Verifying and Monitoring WCCP Configuration Settings, page 81-9
• WCCP Configuration Examples, page 81-9
Note The tasks in this chapter assume that you have already configured content engines on your network. For
specific information on hardware and network planning associated with Cisco Content Engines and
WCCP, see the product literature and documentation links available on Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/configfun/configuration/guide/fcf018_ps1835_TSD_Produ
cts_Configuration_Guide_Chapter.html
and
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk122/tk717/tsd_technology_support_protocol_home.html
Understanding WCCP
These sections describe WCCP:
• Overview, page 81-2
• Hardware Acceleration, page 81-2
• Understanding WCCP Configuration, page 81-3
• WCCP Features, page 81-3

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E