PolicyCenter Datasheet

PolicyCenter®Centralized Management for PacketShaper Appliances

Intuitive, Scalable Network Control

Effectively managing bandwidth and application Quality of Service (QoS) does

not have to get more complicated as your WAN grows and becomes more distributed.

PolicyCenter from Packeteer® makes it easy to maintain optimum performance.

Whether you have a few PacketShaper® appliances located at one site or thousands

distributed around the world, PolicyCenter brings comprehensive control to your

fingertips. Leverage the superior scalability and flexibility of PolicyCenter to ensure that

application performance and bandwidth utilization stay aligned with the changing

demands of your business.

Fast WAN. Fast Apps. Fast Business.

Manage your entire network through a single, intuitive interface

Control thousands of PacketShaper appliances from one console

Auto-deploy and configure multiple remote appliances in minutes Apply unique policies based on location, function or other defined criteria

Reduce administrative overhead and lower total cost of ownership

Easy, Sophisticated, Powerful

PolicyCenter has an intuitive, centralized interface that enables you to:

• Auto-deploy and configure appliances at remote locations in minutes

• Control performance with easy-to-apply partitions and policies

• Distribute traffic classes and software upgrades globally

• Monitor and quickly respond to network, application and unit performance changes

Optimization Made Easy

PolicyCenter makes it easy to maintain optimal performance by providing a comprehensive, integrated view of all PacketShaper appliances, network traffic, links and partitions. An intuitive, color-coded summary empowers you to proactively identify potential problems at a glance. Fully leverage Adaptive Response features within PacketShaper to take appropriate corrective actions quickly.

Key Features

• Wide variety of centralized mechanisms to control performance, including dynamic partitions and subpartitions, rate control, and never-admit, ignore and discard policies

• Flexible confi guration overrides for location-specifi c settings

• Hierarchical confi gurations sharable by multiple PacketShaper appliances

• Scheduled distribution of PacketShaper software upgrades and plug-ins

• LDAP communication with Sun ONE Directory Server

• Duplicate confi gurations on PacketShaper appliances to protect against server failures

• Centralized view of Adaptive Response status for thousands of PacketShaper appliances

• Comprehensive, centralized networkmanagement solution when combined with ReportCenterTM

PolicyCenterCentralized Management for PacketShaper Appliances

Plug-and-Play Deployments

PolicyCenter greatly simplifies remote, multi-unit deployments by automatically completing the settings and configuration process. Simply connect additional PacketShaper appliances to your network and assign them the appropriate appliance name, IP address, subnet mask, gateway and policy. Configuration is just that easy.

Less Administration, More Savings

PolicyCenter reduces TCO by facilitating customization, reducing the impact of server failures and minimizing training and other personnel costs. With PolicyCenter, you can easily override configuration and policy settings on a location-by-location basis and leverage common confi gurations across multiple appliances. You can also ensure appropriate backups by maintaining duplicate settings locally. PolicyCenter also helps network managers by providing a control interface similar to PacketShaper appliances, complete with a standard InstallShield wizard and the ability to base new configurations on those already in use.

Centralized deployment and control of thousands of PacketShaper appliances for comprehensive control, configuration management, software distribution and Adaptive Response tracking.

Copyright ©2006 Packeteer, Inc. All rights reserved. Packeteer, the Packeteer logo, Mentat, PacketWise, PacketShaper, PacketShaper Xpress, PacketSeeker, PacketCare, ReportCenter, PolicyCenter and SkyX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Packeteer, Inc., in the United States and other countries. All other company trademarks are the property of their respective owners. No part of this document may be reproduced, photocopied, stored on a retrieval system, transmitted, or translated into another language without the express written consent of Packeteer, Inc. 1122.B 01/06 G188.4.v9fwg

PacketShaper Appliances Operating System System Requirements

Up to 400 Windows® 2000/2003 Intel® Pentium III or higher; 2.0 GHz Processor; 2 GB of RAM

Up to 1,000 Solaris 9.0 or higher Sun Fire V240 Server; 150 GB HD Drive; 10/100 Ethernet; 8 GB of RAM

Up to 2,500 Solaris 9.0 or higher Sun Fire V440 Server; 150 GB HD Drive; 10/100 Ethernet; 8 GB of RAM

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