Whether you have a large deployment with dozens of PacketShapers or just
one unit...
Whether each of your branches has its own PacketShaper or you manage multiple
branches from just one main-site unit...
---> You use the same methods to define policies
and partitions to control application performance.
| Methods of Handling Multiple Branches | What Needs Doing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a Group and/or Unit Configuration within PolicyCenter | Select the application's traffic class | Define Policy or Partition for the Application's Traffic Class | |
| Managing just one branch's traffic with one unit using an application-based traffic tree | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Managing multiple branches from one main-site unit using the traffic tree
type called: Location-based tree with per-location applications |
NA | Yes: find the application's traffic class within the branch's classes | Yes |
| Managing multiple branches from one main-site unit using the traffic tree
type called: Location-based tree with gloabal applications |
NA | Yes: find the application's traffic class at the bottom of the tree under all the locations' classes | Yes |
| Using PolicyCenter for centralized management of multiple units | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PacketGuide™ for PacketWise® 8.1