Information About Wccpv2 - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

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Configuring WCCPv2
This chapter describes how to configure the Web Cache Communication Protocol version 2 (WCCPv2)
on Cisco NX-OS devices.
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Information About WCCPv2

WCCPv2 specifies interactions between one or more Cisco NX-OS routers and one or more cache
engines. WCCPv2 transparently redirects selected types of traffic through a group of routers. The
selected traffic is redirected to a group of cache engines to optimize resource usage and lower response
times.
Cisco NX-OS does not support WCCPv1.
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Information About WCCPv2, page 5-1
Licensing Requirements for WCCPv2, page 5-6
Prerequisites for WCCPv2, page 5-6
Guidelines and Limitations for WCCPv2, page 5-6
Configuring WCCPv2, page 5-7
Verifying WCCPv2 Configuration, page 5-12
WCCPv2 Example Configuration, page 5-12
Default Settings, page 5-13
Additional References, page 5-13
Feature History for WCCPv2, page 5-13
WCCPv2 Overview, page 5-2
WCCPv2 Authentication, page 5-5
Redirection Method, page 5-5
Packet Return Method, page 5-5
High Availability for WCCPv2, page 5-6
Virtualization Support for WCCPv2, page 5-6
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