Using SteelHead-c for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

This chapter describes how to use SteelHead-c virtual appliances for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Out-of-path deployment using fixed-target rules and agent-intercept deployment using Discovery Agent are supported.

Prerequisites for installing SteelHead-c in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Before you install the virtual appliance, ensure that these prerequisites are met:

• You have access credentials to an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure account that allow you to create resources in the region and virtual networks where you want to deploy SteelHead-c.

• You have obtained a one-time token from the Riverbed Cloud Portal to license your SteelHead-c. Access the portal at https://cloudportal.riverbed.com.

• The SteelHead-c instance must have continuous SSL/TLS (TCP port 443) access to the Riverbed Cloud Portal in order to verify that the license is active. If the SteelHead-c cannot contact the Riverbed Cloud Portal, it will stop optimization and will by-pass connections until it can verify the license again. For enhanced security, configure a TCP proxy in the virtual machine’s Networking > Host Settings.

Installing a SteelHead-c on an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure virtual machine

This section provides instructions for installing a SteelHead-c virtual appliance on an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure VM. You will first provision the virtual appliance and then create and attach a block volume to serve as the data store disk for the virtual appliance.

To install using the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure portal

1. Log in to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure portal and navigate to your dashboard.

2. Choose Menu > Compute > Partner Images.

3. Choose the compartment where you want to deploy the virtual appliance from the List Scope > Compartment menu.

4. Find the Riverbed SteelHead-c image in the Images section. You can sort the list of images by display name if you need help finding it.

5. Click the display name of the image.

The Image Details page appears.

6. Click Create Instance.

The Create Compute Instance page appears.

7. Enter a display name for the instance.

8. Select an availability domain for the instance.

9. Select Virtual Machine for the instance type.

10. Select an instance shape appropriate to the SteelHead-c model you want to run. See About SteelHead-c models and required resources.

11. Accept the default values for the remaining items.

12. Click Create.

The Instance Details page appears and displays the progress of the provisioning process. After the process completes, create a block volume to the instance.

To create a block volume for the virtual appliance data store

1. Choose Menu > Block Storage > Block Volume.

2. Choose the same compartment where you deployed the virtual appliance from the List Scope > Compartment menu.

3. Select the same availability zone where you deployed the virtual appliance from the Filters > Availability Domains options.

4. Click Create Block Volume.

The Create Block Volume dialog box appears.

5. Choose the same compartment where you deployed the virtual appliance from the Create in Compartment menu.

6. Enter a display name for the volume.

7. Select the same availability zone where you deployed the virtual appliance from the Availability Domain menu.

8. Enter a size in gigabytes (GB) for the volume that is appropriate for the SteelHead-c model you want to run. See About SteelHead-c models and required resources.

9. Optionally, select a backup policy.

10. Optionally, define and add tags.

11. Select View Detail Page After This Resource Is Created.

12. Click Create Block Volume.

The Block Volume Details page appears and displays the progress of the provisioning process. After the process completes, attach the block volume to the instance.

To attach the block volume to the virtual appliance

1. Choose Menu > Compute > Instances and find your SteelHead-c instance.

2. Click the display name of the instance to view its details.

3. In the Resources section on the Instance Details page, click Attached Block Volumes.

4. Click Attach Block Volume.

The Attach Block Volume dialog box appears.

5. Select Paravirtualized under Choose how you want to attach your block volume. You must select Paravirtualized; do not select iSCSI.

6. Choose the same compartment where you deployed the virtual appliance from the Block Volume Compartment menu.

7. Select the volume you created in the previous procedure, To create a block volume for the virtual appliance data store.

8. Select read/write under Access to enable the virtual appliance to write to and read from the block volume.

9. Click Attach.

The Instance Details page is updated with a new entry for the volume under the Attached Block Volumes section. Details about the volume, including the progress of the attachment process appear in that entry.

After your SteelHead-c virtual appliance is installed, you can license your virtual appliance and then change the default administrator password. See About Licensing SteelHead-c virtual appliances.