•  Welcome
  • About product terminology
  • About Ethernet compatibility
  • About document conventions
  • About documentation and release notes
  • Contacting Riverbed
•  Rack Mounting Appliances
  • About safety guidelines
  • About square post-hole adapters
  •  About rack mounting kits
    • Rack mounting kits for 2U appliances
    • Rack mounting kits for 1U appliances
    • Rack mounting kits for desktop appliances
  •  About rack mounting appliances
    • Rack mounting 2U appliances (RMK-5-2U)
    • Rack mounting 2U appliances (RMK-4-2U)
    • Rack mounting 1U appliances (RMK-5-1U)
    • Rack mounting 1U appliances (RMK-4-3080)
    • Rack mounting 1U appliances (RMK-4-1U)
•  Powering, Connecting, and Configuring the Appliance
  • About appliance power cords
  • Powering the appliance
  • About connecting the appliance to the network
  • Cabling in-path deployments
  • Cabling out-of-path deployments
  • About first-time configuration
  • Running the initial configuration wizard
  • Verifying the appliance connections
  • Next steps
•  Managing Appliances with BMC
  • Logging in to the BMC
  •  Viewing sensor information
    • Viewing sensor details, events, and changing threshold settings
  • Viewing the field replaceable units
  • Viewing logs and reports
  • Viewing and modifying settings
  • Remotely controlling the appliance
  • Powering and resetting the appliance using the BMC
  • Maintaining the BMC
  • Signing out of the BMC session
•  Replacing 2U Appliance Components
  • About required tools
  •  Replacing components in 2U appliances
    • Removing the chassis cover on 2U xx90 appliances
    • Removing the chassis cover on 2U xx80 appliances
    • Removing the riser brackets and air duct in 2U appliances
    • Replacing front drive trays in 2U appliances
    • Replacing rear drive trays in 2U appliances
    • Replacing power supply units in 2U appliances
    • Replacing memory modules in 2U appliances
    • Replacing fans in 2U appliances
•  Replacing 1U Appliance Components
  • About required tools
  •  Replacing components in 1U xx90 appliances
    • Removing the chassis cover on 1U xx90 appliances
    • Replacing power supply units in 1U xx90 appliances
    • Removing the chassis cover on 3080 appliances
    • Replacing Internal Datastore SSDs in 3080 appliances
    • Replacing the rear management drives (HDD or SSD) in 3080 appliances
    • Replacing memory modules in 3080 appliances
    • Replacing fans in 3080 appliances
    • Replacing power supply units in 3080 appliances
  •  Replacing components in 2180 appliances
    • Removing the chassis cover on 2180 appliances
    • Replacing HDDs in 2180 appliances
    • Replacing power supply units in 2180 appliances
    • Replacing memory modules in 2180 appliances
    • Replacing fans in 2180 appliances
•  Installing Network Interface Cards
  • About NIC interface names
  • About fail-to modes
  •  About 2U slot and port numbering
    • Slot and port numbering for 2U xx90
    • Slot and port numbering for 2U xx80
  • Installing NICs in 2U appliances
  •  About 1U slot and port numbering
    • Slot and port numbering for 1U 4090 appliances
    • Slot and port numbering for 1U 3080 appliances
  • Installing NICs in 1U xx90 appliances
  • Installing NICs in 3080 appliances
  • About 1U 2180 slot and port numbering
  •  Installing NICs in 2180 appliances
    • Enabling Two-Port 10-GbE NICs in the 4280-DP and 2280 appliances
  •  Verifying NIC installation
    • NIC self-test
  • Troubleshooting NIC installation
•  Installing NICs for SteelHead Virtual Edition Appliances
  • Software compatibility
  • Supported NICs for SteelHead-v
  • Identifying interface names in SteelHead-v
  • About configuring bypass cards in ESXi 5.x
  • Configuring NICs on ESXi physical hosts
  • Configuring NICs as a pass-through device on ESXi hosts
  • Verifying NIC installation in the ESXi host
  • About configuring bypass cards for KVM
  • Configuring NICs in KVM
  •  Changing the interface numbering with a custom XML file
    • About default interface numbering
    • Changing the default physical interface numbering for a bypass card
  •  Configuring bypass cards for Windows Hyper-V Server 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019
    • Before you begin
•  Reference: Supported NICs and Slot Configurations
  • Supported NICs Matrix
  • Supported slot configurations
  • Supported slots for SteelHead CX 8090
  •  Supported slots for SteelHead CX 5080 and 7080
    • Slots restrictions for SteelHead CX 5080 and CX 7080
  •  Supported slots for Interceptor 9800
    • Interceptor 9800 supported NIC combinations and slot restrictions
  •  Supported slots for SteelHead CX xx70, GX 10000, and Interceptor 9600
    • Slot restrictions for SteelHead CX xx70, GX 10000, and Interceptor 9600
•  Reference: NIC Lights, Ports, Specifications
  • Two-Port 100-GbE Fiber LR4 Bypass card
  • Two-Port 100-GbE Fiber SR4 Bypass card
  • Two-Port 100-GbE QSPF+ Time Stamp card
  • Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber LR4 card
  • Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber SR4 card
  • Two-Port 40-GbE Time Stamp card
  • Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber LR card
  • Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card
  • Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card
  • Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber LR card
  • Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card
  • Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card
  • Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Bypass card
  • Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card
  • Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber SX card
  • Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber/Copper SFP card
  • Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card
  • Two-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card
  • Two-Port 1-GbE Fiber SX card
  • Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet card
  • Two-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet card
  • Two-Port SR Multimode Fiber 10-GbE card
  • Two-Port 4/8/16-GbE FC HBA (SAN)
•  Reference: Appliance Lights, Ports, and Specifications
  •  2U xx90 appliances
    • Front and back panels, LEDs, and buttons
    • Technical specifications
    • Power requirements and consumption
  •  2U xx80 appliances
    • Status lights and port locations
    • Hardware specifications
    • Power consumption specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  •  2U 9800 appliances
    • Status lights and port locations
  •  1U 4090 appliances
    • Port locations, LEDs, and buttons
    • Back panel, ports, and status lights
    • Technical specifications
    • Power requirements and consumption
    • Environmental specifications
  •  1U 3080 appliances
    • Status lights and port locations
    • Hardware specifications
    • Power consumption specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  •  Desktop x80 appliances
    • Status lights and port locations
    • Hardware specifications
    • Power consumption specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  •  2U xx70 appliances
    • Status light and port locations
    • Technical specifications
    • Power consumption specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  •  1U xx70 appliances
    • Status lights and port locations
    • Technical Specifications
    • Power consumption specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  •  Desktop x70 appliances
    • Port location and LEDs
    • Technical specifications
    • Environmental specifications
•  Reference: Figures for Rack Mounting 2U Appliances
  • Figures for rack mounting with RMK-5-2U kits
  • Figures for rack mounting with RMK-4-2U kits
•  Reference: Figures for Rack Mounting 1U Appliances
  • Rack mounting with RMK-5-1U kits
  • Rack mounting with RMK-4-1U kits
  • Rack mounting with RMK-4-3080 kits
•  Reference: Figures for Rack Mounting Desktop Appliances
  • Rack mounting desktop appliances

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Reference: Figures for Rack Mounting Desktop Appliances