General Settings
Management Interfaces
Initial configuration of the management interfaces, primary and aux, is done through the CLI when AppResponse 11 is installed. Additional configuration and updates can be done on this page.
Primary Interface — The primary interface is the appliance management interface. You connect to the primary interface to use the Web UI or the CLI.
Auxiliary Interface — The auxiliary interface is an optional port you can use to connect to a non-Riverbed network management device.
The IP address for the auxiliary interface must be on a subnet different from the primary interface subnet.
Main Routing Table — Displays a summary of the main routing table. If necessary, you can add static routes that might be required for out-of-path deployments or particular device management subnets.If there are multiple subnets on the Aux interface network, or if you need to use a gateway router other than the default gateway, it may be necessary to define static routes.
When configuring the management interfaces:
◼ IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported on both management interfaces.
◼ Interface changes require a system reboot.
◼ Available routes include system-defined routes, DHCP-supplied routes, and user-defined routes. The listed routes may change when a configuration change occurs.
This section covers the following:
Default Gateway
The default gateway provides network access beyond the local area network to the management interfaces. This can be important when a static IP address is specified for a management interface. When DHCP is used, the default gateway may be ignored and a gateway defined by the DHCP server may be used instead. The System Gateways are displayed in read-only fields just to the right of the Default Gateway input panel.
Configuring Management Interfaces
1. Go to Administration > System Settings: General, and select the Management Interfaces tab.
2. Select the management interface to configure, primary or aux, from the drop-down list.
3. Enable the interface by selecting the check box.
4. Select the interface settings or choose to auto-negotiate them:
– Speed (drop-down list)
– Duplex (drop-down list)
– MTU can range from 68 - 16110 bytes; default is 1500 bytes
– Information shows the current status of the interface.
5. Select the interface IP addresses:
– DHCP can only be used for the primary or the aux interface, not both. In addition, DHCP can be used for either the IPv4 or the IPv6 address on the interface, but not both. If available, Dynamic DNS can be enabled.
– Static IP address and prefix. See
Default Gateway for related information.
– Disabled is checked when an IPv4 or IPv6 address is not used.
6. Click Apply or Revert to make or reset the changes made. Interface changes require a system reboot.
Managing Routes
IPv4 and IPv6 routes are listed at the bottom of the web UI page. The routes listed can come from three sources:
◼ Automatically generated by the system. These routes cannot be edited or deleted.
◼ Added automatically by a DHCP server. These routes cannot be edited or deleted.
◼ Defined by a user. These are also referred to as static routes. These routes can be edited or deleted.
Routes from the first two sources can change or disappear when management interface settings are changed.
The following examples illustrate typical route definitions:
◼ Route to a specific destination:
◼ Destination IP Address: 192.0.2.7
◼ Subnet Mask: 32
◼ Gateway: 10.33.158.1
◼ Route to a range of IP addresses:
◼ Destination IP Address: 198.51.100.0
◼ Subnet Mask: 24
◼ Gateway: 10.33.158.1 or 0.0.0.0
Adding Routes
A toolbar in the top-left corner of a route table contains Add and Delete icons.
1. Click Add.
2. Specify the route information requested.
– Destination IP address.
– Subnet Mask (prefix).
– Gateway IP address.
– Select the Interface to use this route.
3. Click Save to save the route.
Editing a Route
Routes added by a user can be edited by roles with read/write access. System routes or DHCP supplied routes cannot be edited.
1. With the mouse, hover over the route to be edited.
2. Click the pencil icon at the end of the row.
3. In the Edit Route window, make the changes required.
4. Click Apply to save the revised route.
Deleting a Route
Routes added by a user can be edited by roles with read/write access. System routes or DHCP supplied routes cannot be edited.
1. With the mouse, hover over the route to be deleted.
2. Click the x at the end of the row.
Alternatively, you can use the Delete icon in the toolbar to delete a route as follows.
1. Hover over a route to be deleted.
2. Select the check box on the left for the route to be deleted.
3. Click Delete to remove the route.
The delete button is disabled if the selected route cannot be removed.