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
Riverbed Hardware Platforms Guide
Reference: Figures for Rack Mounting Desktop Appliances
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