SteelHead-c images can be installed on AWS, VMware ESX/ESXi, and Microsoft Azure virtual machines. The Riverbed Cloud Portal supports licensing and simple management for SteelHead-c virtual appliances on all virtual machine platforms. Deploying SteelHead-c virtual appliances from the portal, however, is supported only with AWS.

Deploying SteelHead-c virtual appliances onto VMware ESX/ESXi or Microsoft Azure must be done manually. Additionally, SteelHead-c virtual appliances intended for AWS China or AWS GovCloud regions must be manually deployed; however, these appliances can be automatically licensed through the Riverbed Cloud Portal.

For deploying on VMware ESX/ESXi, see Using SteelHead-c for VMware ESX/ESXi.

For deploying on Microsoft Azure, see Using SteelHead-c for Microsoft Azure.

Hybrid networking features such as path selection and secure transport are not supported. Also, SCPS licenses are not supported.