SteelHead-c images can be installed on AWS, VMware ESX/ESXi, and Microsoft Azure virtual machines. The Riverbed Cloud Portal supports licensing and simple management for SteelHead-c virtual appliances on all virtual machine platforms. Deploying SteelHead-c virtual appliances from the portal, however, is supported only with AWS.

Deploying SteelHead-c virtual appliances onto VMware ESX/ESXi or Microsoft Azure must be done manually. Additionally, SteelHead-c virtual appliances intended for AWS China or AWS GovCloud regions must be manually deployed, however, these appliances can be automatically licensed through the Riverbed Cloud Portal.

For deploying on VMware ESX/ESXi, see Using SteelHead-c for VMware ESX/ESXi.

For deploying on Microsoft Azure, see Using SteelHead-c for Microsoft Azure.

Hybrid networking features such as path selection and secure transport are not supported. Also, SCPS licenses are not supported.