Welcome
NIC naming conventions
Electrostatic discharge guidelines
Safety guidelines
Document conventions
Documentation and release notes
Contacting Riverbed
Getting Started
Overview
Required tools and equipment
Ethernet network compatibility
NIC self-test for SteelHead
Troubleshooting
Fail-to-Block Mode
Overview
SteelHead GX, CX, EX, DX, Interceptor, and SteelFusion NICs and fail-to-block functionality
SteelHead xx50 NICs and fail-to-block functionality
Fail-to-block CLI commands
Installing Network Cards in xx80 Appliances
1U xx80 appliances included in this chapter
2U xx80 appliances included in this chapter
Before you begin
Supported network add-on cards for SteelHead CX xx80 appliances
SteelHead CX3080
SteelHead CX5080
SteelHead CX7080
Supported network add-on cards for SteelCentral xx80 appliances
SteelCentral NetProfiler 4280, 4280-DP, 4280-EXP
SteelCentral AppResponse 2180, 4180, 8180
SteelCentral Flow Gateway 2280
Maximum network cards and slot restrictions for SteelHead CX3080, CX5080, and CX7080 appliances
Installing network add-on cards in 1U xx80 appliances
Installing and replacing network add-on cards in the 1U SteelHead CX3080 appliances
Installing network add-on cards in 1U SteelCentral xx80 appliances
Enabling 10-GbE NICs in the 1U NetProfiler 4280-DP and Flow Gateway 2280 appliances
Installing network add-on cards in 2U SteelHead and SteelCentral xx80 appliances
2U xx80 slot locations and port numbering
SteelHead CX5080 and CX7080 slot restrictions
SteelCentral 4180, 8180, 4280, 8280, and 2280 slot restrictions
Installing network add-on cards in 2U xx80 appliances
Installing QAT Compression/Acceleration cards in CX7080-B030 appliances
Identifying interface names
Installing Network Cards in SteelHead GX and xx70, SteelHead SD, SteelCentral, Interceptor 9600, and SteelFusion Core 3500
1U appliances included in this chapter
2U appliances included in this chapter
Before you begin
Supported cards for SteelHead GX, SteelHead CX xx70, SteelHead SD 3070-SD, and Interceptor 9600 appliances
SteelHead CX 3070
SteelHead SD 3070-SD
SteelHead CX 5070
SteelHead CX 7070
SteelHead GX10000
SteelHead Interceptor 9600
Maximum NICs and slot restrictions for SteelHead GX10000, CX5070, CX7070, and Interceptor 9600
Supported cards for SteelFusion Core 3500 appliances
SteelFusion Core 3500
Supported cards for SteelFusion Edge appliances
Supported add-on cards for SteelCentral xx70 appliances
SteelCentral NetExpress and NetProfiler xx70
SteelCentral NetShark xx70
SteelCentral AppResponse 2170, 4170, 6170, 8170
Installing network add-on cards in 1U appliances
Installing network add-on cards in 2U appliances
Slot restrictions for 2U appliances
Removing and installing the riser assembly in 2U appliances
Installing and replacing an add-on card in 2U appliances
Identifying interface names
Installing NICs in CX xx55, DX, EX xx60, and SteelFusion Core Appliances
Appliances included in this chapter
Before you begin
NICs for SteelHead CX xx55, DX, EX xx60, and SteelFusion Core appliances
Software compatibility
Supported cards
Installing NICs in 1U CX xx55 and EX xx60 appliances
Installing NICs in 2U CX xx55, EX xx60, DX, SteelFusion Core appliances
Identifying interface names
Configuring a SteelHead EX NIC for data interfaces
Installing NICs for SteelHead Virtual Edition Appliances
Before you begin
Supported NICs for SteelHead-v
Software compatibility
Supported cards
Identifying interface names in SteelHead-v
Configuring bypass cards in ESXi 5.x
Configuring bypass cards for KVM
Before you begin
Changing the interface numbering with a custom XML file
Configuring bypass cards for Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and 2016
Before you begin
Network Card Status Lights for SteelHead and SteelCentral xx80 Appliances
Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Bypass card
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber SX card
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber LR card
Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber SR4 card
Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber LR4 card
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber/Copper SFP card
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card
Two-Port 40-GbE Time Stamp card
Two-Port 4/8/16-GbE FC HBA (SAN)
Two-Port 100-GbE QSPF+ Time Stamp Card
Four-Port 10-GbE DAC Redirector Card
Network Card Status Lights for SteelHead GX, xx70, SteelCentral, Interceptor, and SteelFusion Core
Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Bypass card
Two-Port 1-GbE Fiber SX card
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber SX card
Two-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber LR card
Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber SR4 card
Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber LR4 card
Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Base-T card
Two-Port 10-GbE Copper card
Four-Port 10-GbE Copper card
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber/Copper SFP card
Two-Port 4/8/16-GbE FC HBA (SAN)
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card
Two-Port 40-GbE Time Stamp card
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber LR card
Four-Port 10-GbE DAC redirector card
Four-Port 10-GbE Copper card
NIC Status Lights for xx60, xx55, and xx50 Appliances
NICs for SteelHead CX, DX, EX, SteelFusion, and SteelCentral platforms
Manufacturing part numbers
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet card
Four-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet card
Four-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet card
Four-Port LX/SX Fiber Gigabit Ethernet SFP card
Two-Port LR/SR Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ card
Two-Port LR Single Mode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet card
Two-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet card
Two-Port FX Multimode Fiber 100 Mbps card
Deep Packet Inspection PCIe adapter
SAN Attached Storage connector
NICs for SteelHead (virtual edition) platforms
Manufacturing part numbers
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet card
NICs for Series xx50 platforms
Manufacturing part numbers
Series xx50 onboard copper GbE Ethernet ports
Series 150, 250, and 550
Interceptor 9350
Two-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card
Four-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card
Two-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card
Four-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card
Two-Port FX Multimode Fiber 100-Mbps PCIe card
Two-Port LR Single Mode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card
Two-Port SR Multimode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card
Network and Storage Card Installation Guide
NIC Status Lights for xx60, xx55, and xx50 Appliances