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Sizing Recommendations

A Cisco WAE device sends packet digest files to the Management NIC on its assigned CA Standard Monitor or CA Multi-Port Monitor for processing.

A CA Standard Monitor or CA Multi-Port Monitor can process packet digest files from all three segments (Client, WAN, and Server) for at least 50,000 optimized connections. If possible, avoid assigning more than one data center WAE to the same monitor. Load-balance the branch Cisco WAE devices among the available CA Standard Monitor or CA Multi-Port Monitors.

To avoid overloading the Management NIC on a CA Standard Monitor or CA Multi-Port Monitor, avoid assigning Cisco WAE devices to a monitor that is also receiving packet digests from a CA GigaStor.