Hello,

  We have a hardware appliance and are running 5.0.1.1 code.  I have two actually, one in each of my data centers with internet connections, but they are deployed the same way.  It is currently configured as in-line mode.  Due to various reasons I won't bore you with, this product has been dropped in my lap with not much more than an IP address to connect to (I don't even have the login info yet.).

We are doing a tech refresh/redesign of our internet edge deployment and I have quite a bit of consternation over this device since it apparently needs to be in-line at layer 1 to do its job.  I understand the fail-open NICs and how they operate in a general sense as I've dealt with other devices like WAN accelerators from Citrix with the same type of functionality.

I’d like to use WCCP to put it logically in-inline but that doesn’t seem to be an option?  Any idea if that feature will be available very soon or is it now and I overlooked it?  One reason is that I intend to use all fiber connections and I won’t be able to place this thing in-line any more.  If I could use WCCP I could find a place to connect it much more easily.  Also, there will be a total of 4 paths from the inside of my firewalls into my LAN so that would pose a problem as well.

I’m not one to drop threats usually, but if I can’t find a way to fit this device into my design then I’ll have to find another product.  I really (really) don’t want to do this as I don’t have time to demo and test new filtering devices.  I’m already prepared and budgeted to buy another SWG appliance for each data center, but not if it can’t meet my deployment needs.

Is WCCP an option now or will it be soon?  Soon means before the end of this year.

Thanks.