SteelHead Interceptor Overview : Using the Interceptor Management Console : Dashboard
  
Dashboard
When you first log in, the Interceptor Management Console displays the Dashboard.
The appearance of the Dashboard depends on whether the VLAN segregation has been enabled on the SteelHead Interceptor. In addition, when the SteelHead Interceptor runs in VLAN segregation mode, each instance has a dedicated instance dashboard.
Immediately after installation, the SteelHead Interceptor starts in standard mode (non-VLAN segregation) by default.
This section describes the following modes of the Dashboard:
•  Dashboard in Standard Mode
•  Dashboard in VLAN Segregation Mode
•  Instance Dashboard in VLAN Segregation Mode
Dashboard in Standard Mode
The Dashboard displays the appliances in the SteelHead Interceptor.
Figure: Dashboard (Standard Mode)
The Dashboard displays summary information about the appliances in the SteelHead Interceptor system.
Field
Description
System Status
Displays the current state of the system.
SteelHead Interceptors
Displays the current and other SteelHead Interceptors (if configured in the system). If another SteelHead Interceptor is configured as the failover SteelHead Interceptor to the SteelHead Interceptor that you are logged into, the failover relationship is displayed as a set of two arrows between the SteelHead Interceptors, pointing in opposite directions.
Selecting the name of a SteelHead Interceptor displays the Networking > Network Services: SteelHead Interceptors page. The SteelHead Interceptors page displays details about that SteelHead Interceptor and allows you to configure the SteelHead Interceptor’s settings, such as its name and IP address, and whether it will be used as the failover SteelHead Interceptor. For more details, see Configuring Interceptor-to-Interceptor Communication.
Connections
Displays the number of connections routed to the connected SteelHeads.
SteelHeads
Displays the SteelHeads configured for the current SteelHead Interceptor.
Selecting a SteelHead icon displays the Networking > Network Services: SteelHeads page. The SteelHeads page displays details about that SteelHead and allows you to configure some of the SteelHead settings, such as its name and IP address. For more details, see Configuring Interceptor-to-SteelHead Communication.
SteelHeads are represented with icons in the Dashboard indicating the current status:
Icon
Description
Indicates a connected SteelHead. The eight segments show the percentage of connections. The pale segments in this icon indicate that there are very few or no connections running on the SteelHead.
Indicates a connected SteelHead. The dark green segments indicate that the SteelHead is running at about thirty percent of its capacity for connections.
Indicates a connected SteelHead. The dark green segments indicate that the SteelHead is running at about 87% of its capacity for connections.
Indicates that severe pressure is being triggered on the SteelHead. Pressure is associated with CPU and memory constraints, not the number of connections, so the red icon does not indicate that the maximum number of connections has been reached on the SteelHead.
Indicates that the SteelHead has not fully connected yet. This icon does not show connections or pressure.
Indicates that the SteelHead is not connected. This icon does not show connections or pressure.
Indicates that a connected SteelHead is in a paused state. This occurs only when you manually pause a SteelHead in the SteelHead page (Networking > Network Services: SteelHeads page).
Indicates that a connected SteelHead is resynchronizing, a transient state that is set by the Interceptor process. The arrow disappears when resynchronization is complete.
Indicates that the SteelHead is in a handshaking state while it connects to another device.
Indicates that the version of the connected SteelHead is not fully compatible with the Interceptor.
If you place the mouse over a SteelHead icon, a pop-up window displays information about that SteelHead, including its name, connection status, pressure, capacity adjustment, optimized connections, and service connections.
Dashboard in VLAN Segregation Mode
In VLAN segregation mode, the Dashboard displays any instances that have been configured on this SteelHead Interceptor.
Figure: Dashboard (VLAN Segregation Mode)
The Dashboard page displays the following information about the instances.
Field
Description
System Status
Displays the current state of the system.
Instances
Displays the names of the instances. Selecting an instance name displays the instance dashboard. For more details about the instance dashboard, see Instance Dashboard in VLAN Segregation Mode.
Status
Displays the state of the Interceptor service for the instance.
•  Enabled - Indicates that the instance is running.
•  Disabled - Indicates that the instance is stopped.
•  Enabled (Restart Required) - Indicates that changes have been made to the instance configuration settings, and a restart is required before the new configuration takes effect.
Note: To restart an instance that is disabled or requires a restart, see Starting, Stopping, and Restarting the Service.
Connections
Displays the ratio between the number of current connections and the maximum number of connections possible on the SteelHeads in the instance.
SteelHeads
Displays an icon for each SteelHead in the instance. To go to the configuration page for that SteelHead, click the icon.
Instance Dashboard in VLAN Segregation Mode
When a SteelHead Interceptor runs in VLAN segregation mode, an instance dashboard is available in addition to the Dashboard described in Dashboard in VLAN Segregation Mode. The instance dashboard is one of a set of pages that provides information and configuration controls at the instance level.
The instance dashboard contains information about connections and SteelHeads, same as the Dashboard in standard mode, but in this case, for a single selected instance.
Figure: Instance Dashboard
Accessing the Instance Dashboard
You can access the instance dashboard using one of two methods.
To access the instance dashboard
•  Select an instance name in the Dashboard (in VLAN segregation mode).
- or -
•  Choose Networking > Networking: VLAN Segregation, and select Configure in the row for the desired instance.
Accessing Instance-Specific Pages
You can access the instance-specific pages from the navigation bar on the instance dashboard:
Figure: Instance Dashboard Navigation Bar
Under Networking:
–  VLAN Interfaces - For details, see Adding or Removing a VLAN Tag to an Instance.
–  SteelHead Interceptors - For details, see Configuring Interceptor-to-Interceptor Communication.
–  SteelHeads - For details, see Configuring Interceptor-to-SteelHead Communication.
Under Optimization:
–  In-Path Rules - For details, see Configuring In-Path Rules.
–  Load Balancing Rules - For details, see Configuring Load-Balancing Rules.
Under Reports:
–  In-Path Counters - For details, see Viewing the In-Path Counters Report (VLAN Segregation Mode Only).
SteelHead Interceptor Command-Line Interface
The SteelHead Interceptor has a subset of CLI commands available for configuring the system.
For details, see the Riverbed Command-Line Interface Reference Manual.
Navigating in the Interceptor Management Console
You navigate to the tools and reports available to you in the SteelHead Interceptor by using cascading menus.
To display cascading menus
1. Select the Networking, Optimization, Reports, or Administration menus to display the submenus; for example, select Networking to display the menu items in Networking and Network Services. The menu that is currently active is highlighted.
2. To go to a page, slide your pointer down to the submenu item you want to display and select it.
Figure: Cascading Menus
This table summarizes the cascading menus.
Menu
Submenus
Dashboard
Displays summary information about the appliances in the SteelHead Interceptor system.
Networking
Networking - Configure host settings, base interfaces, in-path interfaces, and VLAN segregation. For details, see Modifying Host and Network Integration Settings.
Note: When the SteelHead Interceptor is running in VLAN segregation mode, the controls for defining SteelHead Interceptors and SteelHeads appear in the instance configuration page, because these are instance-specific settings. For details, see Working with Instances
 
Network Services - Configure path selection, Quality of Service (QoS) and Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) marking, and flow export collectors. For details, see Configuring Network Services.
 
Network Integration Features - Configure Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP), setting port labels, configuring communication between SteelHeads and Interceptors, and enabling Xbridge. For details, see Configuring Network Integration Features.
Optimization
Optimization - Configure traffic redirection, general service settings, in-path rules, load-balancing rules, fair peering, pressure monitoring, tracing rules, and hardware assist rules. For details, see Configuring Optimization Settings.
Reports
Networking - Display interface counter statistics. For details, see Viewing the Interface Counters and In-Path Counters Reports.
Diagnostics - Display and download Interceptor diagnostic reports such as user and system logs, alarms status, system snapshots, system dumps, TCP dumps, and user permissions. For details, see Viewing Diagnostic Reports and Logs.
Report Data - Export reports. For details, see Exporting Report Data.
Administration
Maintenance - Start and stop system services, schedule jobs, manage licenses, upgrade software, back up configurations, and reboot or shut down the appliance. For details, see Maintaining Your System.
Security - Configure general security settings, user permissions, RADIUS, TACACS+, ACL and web settings. For details, see Configuring Security Settings.
System Settings - Configure announcements, alarms, date and time, SNMP settings, email settings, log settings, administrator password, and configuration files. For details, see Configuring System Settings.
Help
Displays online help, contact information for Riverbed Support, appliance details such as the model, revision type, serial number, and software version, and appliance MIB files. For details, see SteelHead Interceptor Management Information Base (MIB)
Saving Your Configuration
As you apply page settings, the system applies the values to the running configuration. Most Interceptor Management Console configuration pages include an Apply button for you to commit your changes. When you click Apply, the Interceptor Management Console updates the running configuration.
The Save to Disk icon on the menu bar alerts you if the changes you have made require you to save them to disk.
To save your changes, click Save to Disk to save the changes to disk.
A red dot in a control indicates that the field is required. You must specify a valid entry for all of the required controls on a page before submitting the changes to the system.
Restarting the SteelHead Interceptor Service
Some configuration settings apply to the Interceptor service. The Interceptor service is a daemon that executes in the background, performing operations when required.
You must restart the service for the changes to take effect.
To restart the service, choose Administration > Maintenance: Services and click Restart Services to restart the service from the Services page. For details, see Starting, Stopping, and Restarting the Service.
Note: Typically, you restart the SteelHead Interceptor service whenever your configuration changes affect network IP addresses or interface configurations, or when you add a failover Interceptor. Otherwise, you do not need to restart the service.
Signing Out
Click Sign out in the upper-right corner of the page to log out of the current session.
Printing Pages and Reports
You can print SteelHead Interceptor pages and reports using the print option on your web browser.
To print pages and reports
•  Choose File > Print in your web browser to open the Print dialog box.
Getting Help
The Help page provides you with the following options:
•  Online Help - Displays online help and links to documentation on the Riverbed support site.
•  Technical Support - Displays links and contact information for Riverbed Support.
•  Appliance Details - Displays appliance information such as the model number, hardware revision type, serial number, and the software version number currently installed on the appliance.
•  MIB Files - Displays Riverbed and appliance MIB files in text format.
Displaying Online Help
The SteelHead Interceptor provides page-level help for the appliance. You can also display an online help book for the SteelHead Interceptor.
To display online help in the SteelHead Interceptor
•  Click the question mark (?) icon next to the page heading. The help for the page appears in a new browser window.
To display the online help book
1. Click Help in the menu bar to display the Support page.
2. Click the book icon for Browser-based online help to display the online help book for the appliance.
3. Go to the item you want to view using the left-pane table of contents.
For the most up-to-date documentation for the SteelHead Interceptor, see the Riverbed Support website https://support.riverbed.com.
Next Steps
After you are familiar with the Interceptor Management Console user interface, you can use the subsequent sections in this guide to assist you in completing the following initial deployment steps.
Step
Reference
1. Configure in-path rules.
Order your list so that you pass through or deny traffic you do not want to optimize first; then list redirect rules for traffic you do want to optimize.
2. Configure Interceptor-to-SteelHead communication.
3. Configure Interceptor-to-Interceptor communication (if your deployment includes failover or support for clusters when parallel routes are taken).
4. Configure load-balancing rules.
5. Review and, if you choose, modify the SteelHead Interceptor default host and networking settings.
6. Configure SteelHead-to-Interceptor communication.
7. Verify connections among your network devices by viewing Interceptor Management Console reports.
8. Configure path selection for the SteelHead Interceptor cluster.