Blue Coat PolicyCenter
Ensure that application performance and bandwidth utilization stay aligned with changing business demands across the whole network. Exert comprehensive network control with centralized configuration, policy management, software distribution and Adaptive Response tracking for multi-unit PacketShaper deployments.
PolicyCenter provides comprehensive control, centralized configuration management, software distribution and Adaptive Response tracking for multi-unit PacketShaper deployments.
Benefits
Control Thousands with One
Control thousands of PacketShaper appliances from one console.
Manage securely through a Single, Intuitive Interface
Manage your entire network through a single, intuitive interface, protected by authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA); defined by roles.
Quickly Deploy and Configure
Auto-deploy and configure multiple remote PacketShaper appliances in minutes.
Automatically Update
Distribute software updates and plug-ins to all your PacketShapers.
Apply Network-Wide Policies
Apply unique policies based on location, function or other defined criteria.
Lower TCO
Reduce administrative overhead and lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
Features
Centralized Control Mechanisms
Select from a wide variety of centralized mechanisms available to control performance-including dynamic partitions and sub partitions, rate control and never-admit, ignore and discard policies.
Flexible Configuration Overrides
Flexible configuration overrides make it easy to design location-specific settings.
Shared Hierarchical Configurations
Hierarchical configurations are sharable by multiple PacketShaper appliances.
Schedulable Distribution
Schedule the distribution of PacketShaper software upgrades and plug-ins.
More Configurations Faster with Trial Mode
Test new PacketShaper configurations with trial and rollback modes first to ensure success first time.
Centralized Adaptive Response View
Maintain a centralized view of Adaptive Response status for thousands of PacketShaper appliance.
Comprehensive Network Management
PolicyCenter-together with ReportCenter-provides a comprehensive, centralized network management solution.
Secure, role-based Management
Hierarchical logins based on secure LDAP technology assign rights to users or groups with audit trails to monitor activities.
Server Requirements for Measurement Engine Data
| PacketShaper Appliances | Operating System | System Requirements |
| Up to 600 | Windows 2000/2003, XP and NT | 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; 2x1.28 GHz UltraSPARC IIIi Processors; 2x73 GB Drives; 10/100 Ethernet; 8 GB of RAM |
| Up to 2,500 | Solaris 9.0 or higher | Sun Fire V440 Server; 4x1.28 GHz UltraSPARC IIIi Processors; 2x73 GB Drives; 10/100 Ethernet; 8 GB of RAM |
