SteelHead Interceptor Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the SteelHead Interceptor. It includes information about software dependencies, along with information about using the Interceptor Management Console. It includes the following sections:
Product Dependencies and Compatibility
This section provides information about product dependencies and compatibility. It includes the following information:
Software and Configuration Requirements
The following tables summarize the software and configuration requirements for the SteelHead Interceptor.
Riverbed Component | Software Requirements |
Interceptor Management Console | Any computer that supports a web browser with a color image display. The Interceptor Management Console has been tested with the following browsers: • Mozilla Firefox 10.0 and 31 ESR • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 • Google Chrome JavaScript and cookies must be enabled in your web browser. |
Riverbed CLI Configuration | Software Requirements |
One of the following: • An ASCII terminal or emulator that can connect to the serial console (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control) • A computer with a Secure Shell (ssh) client that is connected by an IP network to the appliance primary interface | Secure Shell (ssh). Free ssh clients include PuTTY for Windows computers, OpenSSH for many UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems, and Cygwin. |
SteelHead Compatibility
The SteelHead Interceptor is compatible with SteelHead version 6.5.x and later. However, to use VLAN segregation with more than 24 VLAN interfaces per instance, Riverbed recommends SteelHeads running RiOS 8.0.1 and later.
Ethernet Network Compatibility
The SteelHead Interceptor supports the following Ethernet networking standards:
• Ethernet Logical Link Control (LLC) (IEEE 802.2 - 1998)
• Fast Ethernet 100 Base-TX (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
• Gigabit Ethernet over Copper 1000 Base-T and Fiber 1000 Base-SX (LC connector) and Fiber 1000 Base LX (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber 10GBase-LR Single Mode and 10GBase-SR Multimode (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
The SteelHead Interceptor ports support the following connection types and speeds:
• Primary - 10/100/1000 Base-T, autonegotiating
• Auxiliary - 10/100/1000 Base-T, autonegotiating
• LAN - 10/100/1000 Base-TX or 1000 Base-SX or 1000 Base-LX or 10GBase-LR or 10GBase-SR, depending on configuration
• WAN - 10/100/1000 Base-TX or 1000 Base-SX or 1000 Base-LX or 10GBase-LR or 10GBase-SR, depending on configuration
The SteelHead Interceptor supports VLAN Tagging (IEEE 802.1Q - 2005). It does not support the ISL protocol.
All copper interfaces are autosensing for speed and duplex (IEEE 802.3 - 2008).
The SteelHead Interceptor autonegotiates speed and duplex mode for all data rates and supports full duplex mode and flow control (IEEE 802.3 - 2008).
The SteelHead Interceptor with a Gigabit Ethernet card supports jumbo frames on in-path and primary ports.
SNMP-Based Management Compatibility
The SteelHead Interceptor supports a proprietary Riverbed MIB accessible through SNMP. SNMPv1 (RFCs 1155, 1157, 1212, and 1215), SNMPv2c (RFCs 1901, 2578, 2579, 2580, 3416, 3417, and 3418), and SNMPv3 are supported, although some MIB items might be accessible only through SNMPv3 and SNMPv2.
SNMP support allows the SteelHead to be integrated into network management systems such as Hewlett-Packard OpenView Network Node Manager, BMC Patrol, and other SNMP-based network management tools.