Welcome

About this guide

Welcome to the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Deployment Guide. This guide describes how to deploy the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead (SCC).

The SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Deployment Guide describes why and how to configure the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead.

This guide includes information relevant to the following products and product features:

• Riverbed SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead (SCC)

• Riverbed SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead (virtual edition) (SCC-VE)

• Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS)

• Riverbed SteelHead (SteelHead)

• Riverbed SteelHead CX (SteelHead CX)

• Riverbed SteelHead EX (SteelHead EX)

• Riverbed Virtual SteelHead (SteelHead-v)

• Riverbed Cloud SteelHead (SteelHead-c)

• Riverbed SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Mobile (Mobile Controller)

• Riverbed SteelHead Mobile (SteelHead Mobile)

• Riverbed SteelHead Interceptor (Interceptor)

• Riverbed Virtual Services Platform (VSP)

• Riverbed SteelFusion Core (Core)

• Riverbed SteelFusion Edge (Edge)

• SteelCentral AppResponse (AppResponse)

Audience

This guide is written for storage and network administrators familiar with administering and managing WANs using common network protocols.

You must also be familiar with:

• the SCC Management Console. For details, see the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead User Guide, the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Installation Guide, and the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead (Virtual Edition) Installation Guide.

• the SteelHead Management Console. For details, see the SteelHead User Guide, the SteelHead Deployment Guide, and the SteelHead Deployment Guide - Protocols.

• connecting to the RiOS CLI. For details, see the Riverbed Command-Line Interface Reference Manual.

• the installation and configuration process for the SteelHead. For details, see the SteelHead Installation and Configuration Guide and the SteelHead (Virtual Edition) Installation Guide.

• the SteelHead Interceptor. For details, see the SteelHead Interceptor User Guide and the SteelHead Interceptor Deployment Guide.

• the Mobile Controller. For details, see the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Mobile User Guide.

Document conventions

This guide uses the following standard set of typographical 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 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>}

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See the Riverbed 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 Riverbed Knowledge Base, log in to the Riverbed 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 Riverbed Support site at https://support.riverbed.com.

Examine the release notes before you begin the installation and configuration process.

This section describes how to contact departments within Riverbed.

• Technical support - Problems installing, using, or replacing Riverbed products? Contact Riverbed Support or your channel partner who provides support. To contact Riverbed Support, open a trouble ticket by calling 1-888-RVBD-TAC (1-888-782-3822) in the United States and Canada or +1 415-247-7381 outside the United States. You can also go to https://support.riverbed.com.

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