Hardware and Software Dependencies
This section provides information about product dependencies and compatibility. It includes these topics:
Hardware and Software Requirements
This table summarizes the hardware and software requirements for the SCC.
SCC Component | Hardware and Software Requirements |
SCC appliance | 19-inch (483-mm) two-port or four-post rack. |
SCC Management Console | The SCC has been tested with Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release version 38 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. When you upgrade to 9.2, clear the browser cache and cookies to ensure the user interface displays correctly. JavaScript and cookies must be enabled in your web browser. |
SCC Compatibility
This section summarizes SCC support by product and identifies compatible software versions across Riverbed products.
Note: As a result updating the version of SSH, older releases of SCC cannot connect to newer software on managed appliances. If you plan to upgrade your appliances, upgrade the SCC first to avoid disconnections. See knowledge base article
S27759 for complete details.
SteelHead CX
SCC 9.2 supports configuration and monitoring for SteelHead CX 8.0 and later.
In general, each SCC version can manage the features found in the similarly numbered RiOS version and for optimum compatibility, Riverbed recommends aligning the SCC and SteelHead CX versions.
The SCC can manage features where they occur in a subsequent RiOS version. For example, with SCC 9.0 managing SteelHead CX 9.2 systems, the SCC can manage the 9.0 features that are present in 9.2, but not the features that are new in 9.2. This behavior is referred to as parity in the following compatibility table.
This table shows the supported and recommended SCC versions for SteelHead CX releases.
SteelHead RiOS Version | Recommended Version | SCC Appliance 9.2.x | SCC Appliance 9.1.x | SCC Appliance 9.0.x | SCC Appliance 8.6.x |
SteelHead CX 9.2 | SCC 9.2 | Full Support | Full Support | Parity | Parity |
SteelHead CX 9.1 | SCC 9.1 | Full Support | Full Support | Parity | Parity |
SteelHead CX 9.0 | SCC 9.0 | Full Support | Full Support | Full Support | Parity |
SteelHead CX 8.6 | SCC 8.6 | Full Support | Full Support | Full Support | Parity |
SteelHead CX 8.5 | SCC 8.5 | Full Support | Full Support | Full Support | Full Support |
To view how many SteelHeads an SCC can manage, see
knowledge base article S14106. SteelHead EX
SCC 9.2 supports configuration and monitoring for SteelHead EX 3.0 and later.
This table shows the supported and recommend SCC versions for SteelHead EX releases.
EX Version | SteelHead RiOS Version | Recommended SCC Version |
4.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
4.2 | 9.1.1a | 9.1.0d |
4.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
3.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
3.5.3 | 8.6 | 8.6.0 |
SteelHead Interceptor
SCC 9.2 supports configuration and monitoring for SteelHead Interceptor 3.x and later.
Pushing configurations to appliances is limited to XBridge, system settings, security settings, and in-path and load balancing rules for clusters.
SteelHead Mobile
SCC 9.2 supports monitoring only for SteelHead Mobile 4.0 and later.
SteelFusion Core
SCC 9.2 supports monitoring only for SteelFusion Core 4.0 and later.
SteelFusion Edge
SCC 9.2 supports monitoring and partial configuration for SteelFusion Edge 4.0 and later. SCC lets you configure and monitor SteelHead (RiOS) features except web proxy. You cannot configure ESXi from the SCC.
Legacy Policy Push Restrictions
This table summarizes the legacy policy push restrictions in SCC 9.0 or later. These restrictions only apply to policies configured with software versions prior to SCC 9.0.x.
SCC Feature | SteelHead CX Software | SteelHead EX Software | SteelHead Interceptor |
Legacy Outbound QoS (Basic) | 8.x.x only supported 9.0 or later not supported | v2.0.x only supported v3.6.x or later not supported | — |
Legacy Outbound QoS (Advanced) | 8.x.x only supported 9.0 or later not supported | v2.0.x only supported v3.6.x or later not supported | — |
Legacy Outbound QoS Interfaces | 9.0 or later not supported | v3.6.x or later not supported | — |
Legacy Inbound QoS | 9.0 or later not supported | v3.6.x or later not supported | — |
Legacy Inbound QoS Interfaces | 9.0 or later not supported | 3.6.x or later not supported | — |
Legacy Path Selection | 8.x.x not supported 9.0 or later not supported | 2.0.x not supported 3.6.x or later not supported | — |
Host Labels | 8.x.x not supported | 2.0.x not supported | — |
SnapMirror | 8.x.x not supported | 2.0.x not supported | — |
REST API Access | 8.x.x not supported | 2.0.x not supported | — |
Management ACL | — | — | 3.x.x not supported |
Firewall Requirements
These ports must be open for the SCC to function properly:
• TCP port 9443 and 443 for HTTPS communication. The SCC 9.0.0 or later uses port 443 for the REST API SSL key exchange between the SCC and SteelHeads. After the certificate exchange is successful, an OCC channel is established between the SteelHead and the SCC on port 9443, there after the SCC uses port 9443 to communicate with the SteelHeads.
• TCP port 22 for CLI communication.
• If the network is public, UDP port 4500 for encryption services.
Because optimization between SteelHeads typically takes place over a secure WAN, it is not necessary to configure company firewalls to support SteelHead specific ports.
Ethernet Network Compatibility
The SCC supports these networking standards. A SCC with a Gigabit Ethernet card supports jumbo frames on in-path and primary ports.
Ethernet Standard | IEEE Standard |
Ethernet Logical Link Control (LLC) | IEEE 802.2 - 1998 |
Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX | IEEE 802.3 - 2008 |
Gigabit Ethernet over Copper 1000BASE-T (All copper interfaces are autosensing for speed and duplex.) | IEEE 802.3 - 2008 |
Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber 1000BASE-SX (LC connector) | IEEE 802.3 - 2008 |
Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber 1000BASE-LX | IEEE 802.3 - 2008 |
Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber 10GBASE-LR Single Mode | IEEE 802.3 - 2008 |
Gigabit Ethernet over 10GBASE-SR Multimode | IEEE 802.3 - 2008 |
The SCC ports support these connection types and speeds.
Port | Speed |
Primary (PRI) | 10/100/1000BASE-T, autonegotiating |
Auxiliary (AUX) | 10/100/1000BASE-T, autonegotiating |
LAN | 10/100/1000BASE-T or 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX or 10GBASE-LR or 10GBASE-SR, depending on configuration |
WAN | 10/100/1000BASE-T or 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX or 10GBASE-LR or 10GBASE-SR, depending on configuration |
The SCC supports VLAN Tagging (IEEE 802.3 - 2008). It does not support the Inter-Switch Link (ISL) protocol.
The SCC autonegotiates speed and duplex mode for all data rates and supports full duplex mode and flow control (IEEE 802.3 - 2008).
SNMP-Based Management Compatibility
This product supports a proprietary Riverbed MIB accessible through SNMP. SNMPv1 (RFCs 1155, 1157, 1212, and 1215), SNMPv2c (RFCs 1901, 2578, 2579, 2580, 3416, 3417, and 3418), and SNMPv3 are supported, although some MIB items might only be accessible through SNMPv2 and SNMPv3.
SNMP support enables the product to be integrated into network management systems such as Hewlett-Packard OpenView Network Node Manager, BMC Patrol, and other SNMP-based network management tools.