• SteelHead™ EX Installation and Configuration Guide
•  Welcome
  •  Audience
    • Document conventions
  • Documentation and release notes
  • Contacting Riverbed
•  Overview of SteelHead EX
  •  Introducing SteelHead EX
    •  SteelHead technology
      • Data streamlining
      • Transport streamlining
      • Application streamlining
      • Management streamlining
    • SteelHead behavior in the network
    • Fail-to-wire (bypass) mode
    • Fail-to-block (disconnect) mode
  • Safety guidelines
  • Virtual Services Platform
  •  SteelFusion storage
    • SteelFusion-dedicated target mode
  •  Product dependencies and compatibility
    • Software dependencies
    • SCC compatibility
    • Virtual Services Platform support
    • Firewall requirements
    • Ethernet network compatibility
    • SNMP-based management compatibility
  • New features in 5.5
  •  Upgrading to SteelHead EX 5.5
    • Managing the ESXi upgrade
    • Upgrading SteelHead EX software
    • Reclaiming disk space
    • Downgrading the software
•  Managing Riverbed Licenses
  • Riverbed licensing methods
  • Automatic licensing
  •  Manual licensing using the Riverbed Licensing Portal
    • Retrieving licenses using the Riverbed Licensing Portal
    • Installing your license keys
•  Installing and Configuring SteelHead EX
  •  Choosing a network deployment
    • Deployment benefits summary
  • Checking your inventory
  •  Preparing your site for installation
    • Site requirements
    • SteelHead ports
    • Avoiding duplex mismatch
    • Bypass card interface naming conventions
    • Completing the configuration checklist
  • Powering on the system
  •  Configuring in-path SteelHead EX appliances
    • Connecting the SteelHead EX to your network
    • Running the configuration wizard
    • Verifying you are connected to the SteelHead
    • Connecting to the Management Console
    • Verifying WAN optimization
    • Checking for speed and duplex errors
  •  Configuring out-of-path SteelHead EX appliances
    • Connecting out-of-path SteelHead EX appliances to your network
    • Configuring the server-side SteelHead
    • Configuring the client-side SteelHead
•  Troubleshooting
  •  Cables
    • Solution
  •  Duplex mismatch
    •  Possible cause
      • Example
      • Solutions
  •  In-path SteelHead connection
    •  Possible cause
      • Solutions
  •  Oplock issues
    •  Possible causes
      • Example
      • Solutions
  •  CIFS overlapping open optimization denies multi-user access
    • Solution
  •  IP address configuration
    • Solutions
  •  Asymmetric routing
    •  Possible cause
      • Solutions
  •  Packet ricochet
    •  Possible cause
      • Solutions
  •  Packet ricochet—Internet Control Messaging Protocol (ICMP) redirects
    •  Possible causes
      • Solutions
  • Simplified routing
  •  Autodiscovery failure
    •  Possible causes
      • Solutions
  •  Protocol optimization errors
    • Solutions
  • Server-side out-of-path connection caveats
  • Specific problems
  • Resetting a lost password
•  Series EX xx60 Technical Specifications
  •  EX560 and EX760 specifications
    • Status lights and ports
    • Technical specifications
    • Power specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  •  EX1160 specifications
    • Status lights and ports
    • Technical specifications
    • Power specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  •  EX1260 specifications
    • Status lights and ports
    • Technical specifications
    • Power specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  •  EX1360 specifications
    • Status lights and ports
    • Technical specifications
    • Power specifications
    • Environmental specifications
  • SteelHead EX hardware allocation
  • VSP and SteelFusion storage specifications

SteelHead™ EX Installation and Configuration Guide

Series EX xx60 Technical Specifications