Citrix SD-WAN Platforms

Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 800

The Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 800 platform has a dual-core processor and 8 GB of memory. The platform has a bandwidth of up to 6 Mbps and up to 10 Mbps, respectively.

The following figure shows the front panel of an SD-WAN WANOP 800 appliance.

Figure 1. Citrix SD-WAN 800, front panel

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  • The front panel of the SD-WAN 800 appliance has a power button and five LEDs.

  • The power button switches main power (the power to the power supply) on or off.

  • The reset button restarts the appliance.

The LEDs provide critical information about different parts of the appliance.

  • Power Fail—Indicates that a power supply unit has failed.
  • Information LED—Indicates the following:
Status Description
Continuously on and red The appliance is overheated. (This might be a result of cable congestion.)
Blinking red (1 Hz) Fan failure.
Blinking red (0.25 Hz) Power failure.
Solid blue Local UID has been activated. Use this function to locate the server in a rack mount environment.
Blinking blue (300 m/s) Remote UID is on. Use this function to identify the server from a remote location.
  • NIC1 and NIC2—Indicate network activity on the LAN1 and WAN1 ports.
  • HDD—Indicates the status of the hard disk drive.
  • Power—When blinking, indicates that the power supply unit is receiving power and operating normally.

The following figure shows the back panel of an SD-WAN 800 appliance.

Figure 2. Citrix SD-WAN 800 appliance, back panel

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The following components are visible on the back panel of an SD-WAN 800 appliance:

  • Cooling fan
  • Single power supply, rated at 200 watts, 110–240 volts
  • Accelerated pairs of Ethernet ports (apA and apB) which function as accelerated bridges. Individual port assignments: LAN1 is apA.1, WAN1 is apA.2, LAN2 is apB.1, LAN2 is apB.2.
  • RS-232 serial console port
  • One Aux Ethernet port and one management port
  • Two USB ports
  • One Solid State Drive (SSD)
    • SD-WAN 800 - 240 GB SSD

For initial configuration of a SD-WAN appliance, perform the following tasks::

  • Configure the appliance for use on your site.
  • Install the Citrix license.
  • Enable acceleration.
  • Enable traffic shaping (inline mode only).

You can configure the appliance by connecting the appliance to your computer through either the Ethernet port or the serial console. The following procedure enables you to configure the appliance by connecting it to your computer through the Ethernet port.

If you want to configure the appliance by connecting it to the computer through the serial console, assign the management service IP address from your set up appliance by completing the Assigning a Management IP Address through the Serial Console procedure.

Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 800

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