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Managing SteelFusion Core Settings
You configure connection forwarding for a network with multiple paths from the server in the Editing Appliance Configuration: <hostname>, SteelFusion Settings page.
Note: The SteelFusion Core product name has changed to SteelFusion Core. You might see the old and new names in the SCC.
This feature applies to SteelHead EX.
For detailed information about SteelFusion Core, see the SteelFusion Core Management Console User’s Guide.
To modify SteelFusion settings
1. Choose Manage > Topology: Appliances to display the Appliances page.
2. Select the name of the appliance you want to edit to display the Edit Appliance tab.
3. Select the Appliance Pages tab to display the Appliance Configuration Pages list.
4. Under Appliance Configuration Pages, click SteelFusion Settings to display the Editing Appliance Configuration: <hostname> SteelFusion Settings page.
5. Under SteelFusion Core Settings, complete the configuration as described in this table.
Control
Description
Connect to a SteelFusion Core
Enables SteelFusion Core settings.
Hostname/IP
Specify the hostname of the SteelFusion Core.
Important: The SteelFusion Core identifier is case-sensitive.
SteelFusion Edge Identifier
Specify a value by that the current appliance device can be recognized by the SteelFusion Core. You may use any value. For example, the hostname of the device.
Note: The SteelHead EX must be licensed.
Important: If failover is configured, both appliances must use the same self-identifier. In this case, you can use a value that represents the group of appliances.
For detailed information, see the SteelHead Management Console User’s Guide for SteelHead EX.
Port
Specify the port number for the SteelFusion Core. The default value is 7970.
Local interface
Select the local interface from the drop-down list. The default value is primary.
Connect to an active SteelFusion Edge as Standby Peer for High Availability
Enables SteelFusion Edge settings.
High Availability speeds up pass-through traffic handling.
SteelFusion Edge Serial Number
Specify the SteelFusion Edge serial number.
SteelFusion Edge Identifier
Specify a value by that the current appliance device can be recognized by the SteelFusion Edge.
SteelFusion Edge IP Address
Specify the SteelFusion Edge IP address.
A legal IPv4 address (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn) is required.
Interface
Select the interface from the drop-down list. The default value is primary.
Alternate SteelFusion Edge IP Address
Specify the SteelFusion Edge IP address.
A legal IPv4 address (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn) is required.
Alternate Interface
Select an alternate interface from the drop-down list. The default value is primary.
Interface to SteelFusion Core
Select the interface to SteelFusion Core from the drop-down list. The default value is primary.
Apply
Click Apply to complete the SteelFusion Core configuration.