Welcome

About this guide

Welcome to the SteelFusion Core User Guide (NFS mode). The iSCSI version of this guide can be found on the Riverbed Support site at https://support.riverbed.com. This guide describes how to use the SteelFusion Core Management Console to configure product features, view reports, and modify host and network settings.

Audience

This guide is written for storage and network administrators familiar with administering and managing storage arrays, snapshots, backups, virtual machines (VMs), and Network File System (NFS).

This guide includes information relevant to the following products:

• Riverbed SteelFusion Core (Core)

• Riverbed SteelFusion Core Virtual Edition (Core-v)

• Riverbed SteelFusion Edge (Edge)

• Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS)

• Riverbed Virtual Services Platform (VSP)

This guide is intended to be used together with the following documentation:

• SteelFusion Core Installation and Configuration Guide

• SteelFusion Command-Line Interface Reference Manual

• SteelFusion Design Guide

Document conventions

This guide uses the following standard set of typographical conventions.

Convention	Meaning
italics	Within text, new terms and emphasized words appear in italic typeface.
boldface	Within text, CLI commands, CLI parameters, and REST API properties appear in bold typeface.
Courier	Code examples appear in Courier font: amnesiac > enable amnesiac # configure terminal
< >	Values that you specify appear in angle brackets: interface <ip-address>
[ ]	Optional keywords or variables appear in brackets: ntp peer <ip-address> [version <number>]
{ }	Elements that are part of a required choice appear in braces: {<interface-name> \| ascii <string> \| hex <string>}
\|	The pipe symbol separates alternative, mutually exclusive elements of a choice. The pipe symbol is used in conjunction with braces or brackets; the braces or brackets group the choices and identify them as required or optional: {delete <filename> \| upload <filename>}

Documentation and release notes

To obtain the most current version of all Riverbed documentation, go to the Riverbed Support site at https://support.riverbed.com.

If you need more information, see the Riverbed Knowledge Base for any known issues, how-to documents, system requirements, and common error messages. You can browse titles or search for keywords and strings. To access the Riverbed Knowledge Base, log in to the Riverbed Support site at https://support.riverbed.com.

Each software release includes release notes. The release notes identify new features in the software as well as known and fixed problems. To obtain the most current version of the release notes, go to the Software and Documentation section of the Riverbed Support site at https://support.riverbed.com.

Examine the release notes before you begin the installation and configuration process.

Contacting Riverbed

This section describes how to contact departments within Riverbed.

• Technical support - Problems installing, using, or replacing Riverbed products? Contact Riverbed Support or your channel partner who provides support. To contact Riverbed Support, open a trouble ticket by calling 1-888-RVBD-TAC (1-888-782-3822) in the United States and Canada or +1 415-247-7381 outside the United States. You can also go to https://support.riverbed.com.

• Professional services - Need help with planning a migration or implementing a custom design solution? Contact Riverbed Professional Services. Email proserve@riverbed.com or go to http://www.riverbed.com/services/index.html.

• Documentation - Have suggestions about Riverbed’s online documentation or printed materials? Send comments to techpubs@riverbed.com.