HP P4535A - Web Cache Server Appliance Administrator's Manual page 247

Glossary
Traffic Server's browser-based interface consisting of a series of web pages that enable you
Traffic Manager .
to monitor performance and change configuration settings.
A Traffic Server process and the command and control facility. is
traffic_manager.
traffic_manager
responsible for launching, monitoring, and reconfiguring the Chapter , "traffic_server," process. It is also
responsible for the administration UI, the proxy auto-configuration port, the statistics interface, cluster
administration, and Chapter , "Virtual IP failover,".
A Traffic Server process that is the cache processing engine of the Traffic Server product.
traffic_server.
is responsible for accepting connections, processing requests, and serving documents from
traffic_server
the Chapter , "Cache," or Chapter , "Origin server,".
Transparent proxy caching. A configuration option that enables Traffic Server to intercept and respond to
Internet requests without requiring users to reconfigure their browser settings. It does this by intercepting
traffic destined for an origin server and redirecting that traffic through the Traffic Server cache.
Uniform Resource Locator. The address that defines the route to a file on the web or other Internet
URL.
facility.
Virtual IP failover. An option available to clustered Traffic Servers, where Traffic Server maintains a pool of
virtual IP addresses that it assigns to the nodes of a cluster. If a node fails, the remaining nodes mask the fault
and take over the failed node's virtual interface.
Web Cache Control Protocol. A protocol used by Cisco IOS-based routers to redirect traffic during
WCCP.
transparent proxy caching.
Web proxy server. Forwards client requests to Chapter , "Origin server,"s. The proxy server may deny
requests according to filter rules or security limitations.
A computer that provides World Wide Web services on the Internet. See also Chapter , "Origin
Web server.
server,".
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery. A protocol that allows clients to automatically locate a web proxy,
WPAD.
providing the benefits of a proxy without the need for explicit client configuration.
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