•  Welcome
  • Audience
  • Document conventions
  • Ethernet network compatibility
  • SNMP-based management compatibility
  • Documentation and release notes
  • Contacting Riverbed
•  Riverbed Software Licenses, Upgrades, and Image Signing
  •  Riverbed licensing methods
    • Automatic licensing
    • Using the Riverbed Licensing Portal
    • Installing your license keys
  •  Software upgrades and image signing
    • Managing software image signing certificates
    • Managing software upgrades
•  Product Overview
  •  Prerequisites
    • Software dependencies
    • SCC compatibility
    • Firewall requirements
  • Overview of the SteelHead
  • Configuring optimization
  • Fail-to-wire (bypass) mode
  • Fail-to-block (disconnect) mode
  •  Upgrading RiOS
    • User permissions
    • Upgrade considerations
    • Recommended upgrade paths
•  Installing and Configuring the SteelHead
  • Choosing a network deployment
  • 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
    • Securing the power cord on desktop systems
  •  Configuring in-path SteelHeads
    • Connecting the SteelHead 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 SteelHeads
    • Connecting out-of-path SteelHeads to your network
    • Configuring the server-side SteelHead
    • Configuring the client-side SteelHead
•  Troubleshooting
  •  Cables
    • Solution
  •  Duplex mismatch
    • Possible cause
  •  In-path SteelHeads connection
    • Possible cause
  •  Oplock issues
    • Possible causes
  •  CIFS overlapping open optimization denies multi-user access
    • Solution
  •  IP address configuration
    • Solutions
  •  Asymmetric routing
    • Possible cause
  •  Packet ricochet
    • Possible cause
  •  Packet ricochet: ICMP redirects
    • Possible causes
  • Simplified routing
  •  Autodiscovery failure
    • Possible causes
  •  Protocol optimization errors
    • Solutions
  • Server-side out-of-path connection caveats
  • Specific problems
  • Resetting a lost password
  • Network integration checklist
•  SteelHead GX 10000 Appliance Specifications
  • Port location and LEDs
  • Technical specifications
  • Power requirements and consumption
  • Environmental specifications
•  CX xx80 Appliance Specifications
  •  CX 3080 specifications
    • Port locations, LEDs, and buttons
    • Back panel, ports, and status lights
    • Technical specifications
    • Power requirements and consumption
    • Environmental specifications
  •  CX 5080 and CX 7080 specifications
    • Front and back panels, LEDs, and buttons
    • Technical specifications
    • Power requirements and consumption
    • Environmental specifications
•  CX x80 Desktop Appliance Specifications
  •  CX 580 and CX 780 specifications
    • Port location and LEDs
    • Technical specifications
    • Power consumption specifications
  • Environmental specifications
•  CX xx70 Appliance Specifications
  •  CX 3070 specifications
    • Port location and LEDs
    • Technical Specifications
    • Power requirements and consumption
    • Environmental specifications
  •  CX 5070 and CX 7070 specifications
    • Port location and LEDs
    • Technical specifications
    • Power requirements and consumption
    • Environmental specifications
•  CX x70 Desktop Appliance Specifications
  •  CX 570 and CX 770 specifications
    • Port location and LEDs
    • Technical specifications
    • Environmental specifications
•  CX x55 Appliance Specifications
  •  CX 255 specifications
    • Port locations and LEDs
    • Technical specifications
    • Environmental specifications

SteelHead™ Installation and Configuration Guide

CX x55 Appliance Specifications