SteelHead™ Interceptor User’s Guide
Preface
About This Guide
Audience
Document Conventions
Documentation and Release Notes
Contacting Riverbed
SteelHead Interceptor Overview
Product Dependencies and Compatibility
Software and Configuration Requirements
SteelHead Compatibility
Ethernet Network Compatibility
SNMP-Based Management Compatibility
Using the Interceptor Management Console
Connecting to the Interceptor Management Console
Dashboard
Dashboard in Standard Mode
Dashboard in VLAN Segregation Mode
Instance Dashboard in VLAN Segregation Mode
SteelHead Interceptor Command-Line Interface
Navigating in the Interceptor Management Console
Saving Your Configuration
Restarting the SteelHead Interceptor Service
Signing Out
Printing Pages and Reports
Getting Help
Displaying Online Help
Next Steps
Modifying Host and Network Integration Settings
Configuring Host Settings
Configuring the Base Interfaces
Configuring In-Path Interfaces
Unique IP Addresses for In-Path Interfaces
Configuring In-Path Interfaces in Standard Mode
Configuring In-Path Interfaces in VLAN Segregation Mode
Avoiding Speed and Duplex Mismatches
Configuring VLAN Segregation
Working with Instances
Enabling VLAN Segregation
Adding an Instance for VLAN Segregation
Adding or Removing a VLAN Tag to an Instance
Configuring Network Services
Configuring Path Selection (Standard Mode Only)
Path Selection Overview
Efficient Use of Bandwidth
Transport Mode Compliance
Uplink and Network Connectivity Monitoring
Path Selection Channels
Two Ways to Configure Path Selection Clusters
Before Configuring Path Selection in Cluster Deployments
Using the SCC to Configure a Path Selection Cluster
Manually Configuring a Path Selection Cluster
Limitations for Using Path Selection in Cluster Deployments
What’s Next?
Configuring QoS and DSCP Marking
Configuring Flow Export Collectors
Configuring Network Integration Features
Configuring Interceptor-to-Interceptor Communication
Parallel Deployments
Parallel Deployments
Serial Deployments
Quad Deployments
Octal Deployments
Before You Begin
Configuring Interceptor-to-SteelHead Communication
Configuring Connected SteelHeads
Modifying an Existing SteelHead Configuration
Resuming or Pausing Communication with Clustered SteelHeads
Configuring SteelHead-to-Interceptor Communication
Configuring WCCP
Failover Support in WCCP
Setting Port Labels
Default Port Labels
Creating Port Labels
Modifying Port Labels
Enabling Xbridge
Configuring Optimization Settings
Overview of Configuring Traffic Redirection
Configuring General Service Settings (Standard Mode Only)
Configuring In-Path Rules
Configuring Load-Balancing Rules
Overview of Load-Balancing Rules
Enabling Fair Peering and Pressure Monitoring
Enabling Pressure Monitoring
Pressure Monitoring and Path Selection
Configuring Load-Balancing Rules
Configuring Connection Tracing Rules
Configuring Hardware Assist Rules (Standard Mode Only)
Configuring System Settings
Setting Announcements
Configuring Alarms
Configuring the Date and Time
Current NTP Server Status
NTP Authentication
NTP Servers
NTP Authentication Keys
NTP Key Information
Configuring SNMP Basic Settings
Configuring SNMPv3 Settings
Basic Steps
Configuring Authentication and Access Control
Setting Up Email Notifications
Configuring Log Settings
Setting Up System Logging
Adding or Removing a Remote Log Server
Filtering Logs by Application or Process
Viewing Permissions
Managing Configuration Files
Configuring Security Settings
Configuring General Security Settings
Managing User Permissions
Configuring RADIUS Server Authentication
Configuring TACACS+ Server Authentication
Configuring Management ACL Rules
Configuring Web Settings
Managing Web SSL Certificates
Maintaining Your System
Starting, Stopping, and Restarting the Service
Configuring Scheduled Jobs
Managing Licenses
Upgrading Your Software
Rebooting and Shutting Down the Interceptor
Displaying and Customizing Reports
Viewing Networking Reports
Viewing Interceptors Report
What This Report Tells You
Viewing SteelHeads Report
What This Report Tells You
Viewing the Interface Counters and In-Path Counters Reports
Viewing the Interface Counters Report
Viewing the In-Path Counters Report (VLAN Segregation Mode Only)
What This Report Tells You
Viewing Diagnostic Reports and Logs
Viewing Alarm Status Reports
What This Report Tells You
Viewing Connection Tracing Reports
What This Report Tells You
Viewing CPU Utilization Reports
What This Report Tells You
About Report Graphs
Viewing Memory Paging Reports
What This Report Tells You
About Report Graphs
Viewing Logs
Viewing User Logs
Viewing System Logs
Downloading Log Files
Downloading User Logs Files
Downloading System Logs
Generating System Dump Files
Viewing Process Dump Files
Capturing and Uploading TCP Dumps
Custom Flag Use Examples
IPv6 Custom Flag Use Examples
Stopping a TCP Dump After an Event Occurs
Stop Trigger Limitations
Viewing a TCP Dump
Exporting Report Data
SteelHead Interceptor Management Information Base (MIB)
Accessing MIB Files
SNMP Traps
SteelHead™ Interceptor User’s Guide
SteelHead Interceptor Management Information Base (MIB)