Welcome
Welcome to the Client Accelerator User Guide. This guide describes the Client Accelerator solution, how to use the Management Console, and how to configure Client Accelerator Controller settings. Client Accelerator was formerly called SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Mobile (Mobile Controller).
This guide is written for storage and network administrators who are familiar with administering and managing WANs using common network protocols such as TCP, CIFS, HTTP, FTP, and NFS. You must also be familiar with administering and managing a network of deployed SteelHeads.
About product terminology
Here’s a description of product names and related terms with their abbreviations. You’ll need to know these as you read this guide.
Term | Abbreviation | Meaning |
Client Accelerator solution | solution | A group of products that work together to provide a full set of functionality to solve a business need. |
Client Accelerator Controller | controller | The management component of the solution. |
Client Accelerator software | client software, software | The client component of the solution. |
Client Accelerator service | client service, service | A running instance of the client software. |
endpoint | — | A client network node, such as a laptop. |
SteelHead | — | The optimization component of the solution. |
SaaS Accelerator Manager | SAM | The cloud optimization service. |
Some products are available in virtual form factor. Where it is necessary to distinguish the virtual from the physical form factor, “(Virtual Edition)” or “-v” is appended to the product name. Where this distinction is unnecessary, the standard product name is used.
About document conventions
This guide uses this standard set of typographical conventions:
Convention | Meaning |
italics | Within text, new terms and emphasized words appear in italic typeface. |
boldface | Within text, CLI commands, CLI parameters, and REST API properties appear in bold typeface. |
Monospace | Code examples appear in monospace font: amnesiac > enable amnesiac # configure terminal |
< > | Values that you specify appear in angle brackets: interface <ip-address> |
[ ] | Optional keywords or variables appear in square brackets: ntp peer <ip-address> [version <number>] |
{ } | Elements that are part of a required choice appear in braces: {<interface-name> | ascii <string> | hex <string>} |
| | The pipe symbol separates alternative, mutually exclusive elements of a choice. The pipe symbol is used in conjunction with braces or brackets; the braces or brackets group the choices and identify them as required or optional: {delete <filename> | upload <filename>} |
About documentation and release notes
You can find the most current version of all Riverbed documentation on the Support site at
https://support.riverbed.com.
See the Knowledge Base for any known issues, how-to documents, system requirements, and common error messages. You can browse titles or search for keywords and strings. To access the Knowledge Base, log in to the Support site at
https://support.riverbed.com.
Each software release includes release notes. The release notes list new features, known issues, and fixed problems. To obtain the most current version of the release notes, go to the Software and Documentation section of the Support site at
https://support.riverbed.com. Examine the release notes before you begin the installation and configuration process.
Contacting Riverbed
This section describes how to contact departments within Riverbed. For some products, you might need to provide your Support ID. You can find this on the Help page of your product’s Management Console.
• Documentation—Have suggestions about Riverbed’s online documentation or printed materials? Send comments to
techpubs@riverbed.com.