Configuring Optimization Features : Configuring port labels
  
Configuring port labels
You create port labels in the Networking > App Definitions: Port Labels page.
Port labels are names given to sets of port numbers. You use port labels when configuring in-path rules in place of individual port numbers. For example, you can use port labels to define a set of ports for which the same in-path, peering, QoS classification, and QoS marking rules apply.
This table summarizes the port labels that are provided by default.
Port Type
Description and ports
SteelFusion
Use this port label to automatically pass-through traffic on Riverbed SteelFusion ports 7950 - 7954 (data transfers), and 7970 (management). SteelFusion delivers block-storage optimization that accelerates access to storage area networks (SANs) across the WAN, decoupling storage from servers and allowing data to reside in one location.
Interactive
Use this port label to automatically pass-through traffic on interactive ports (for example, Telnet, TCP ECHO, remote logging, and shell).
RBT-Proto
Use this port label to automatically pass-through traffic on ports used by the system: 7744 (RiOS data store synchronization), 7800-7801 (in-path), 7810 (out-of-path), 7820 (failover), 7850 (connection forwarding), 7860 (Interceptor appliance), 7870 (Client Accelerator Controller).
Secure
Use this port label to automatically pass-through traffic on commonly secure ports (for example, SSH, HTTPS, and SMTPS).
FTP
Use this port label to automatically pass-through traffic on FTP ports 20 and 21.
If you don’t want to automatically forward traffic on interactive, RBT-Proto, secure ports or FTP, you must delete the Interactive, RBT-Proto, Secure, and FTP in-path rules. For details, see About In-Path Rules.
For information on common port assignments, see Reference: SteelHead Ports.
This feature is optional.
Creating a port label
To create a port label
1. Choose Networking > App Definitions: Port Labels to display the Port Labels page.
Port Labels page
2. To add a port label, complete the configuration as described in this table.
Control
Description
Add a New Port Label
Displays the controls to add a new port label.
Name
Specify the label name. These rules apply:
• Port labels aren’t case sensitive and can be any string consisting of letters, the underscore ( _ ), or the hyphen ( - ). There can’t be spaces in port labels.
• The fields in the various rule pages of the Management Console that take a physical port number also take a port label.
• To avoid confusion, don’t use a number for a port label.
• Port labels that are used in in-path and other rules, such as QoS and peering rules, can’t be deleted.
• Port label changes (that is, adding and removing ports inside a label) are applied immediately by the rules that use the port labels that you have modified.
Ports
Specify a comma-separated list of ports.
Remove Selected
Select the check box next to the name and click Remove Selected.
Add
Adds the port label.
3. Click Save to Disk to save your settings permanently.
Modifying ports in a port label
You add or delete ports associated with a port label in the Port Label: <Port Label Name> page.
To modify ports in a port label
1. Choose Networking > App Definitions: Port Labels to display the Port Labels page.
2. Select the port label name in the Port Labels list to display the Editing Port Labels Interactive group.
Editing Port Labels page
3. Under Editing Port Label <port label name>, add or delete ports in the Ports text box.
4. Click Apply to save your settings to the running configuration; click Cancel to cancel your changes.
5. Click Save to Disk to save your settings permanently.
Related topics
• Configuring in-path rules
• Enabling peering and configuring peering rules
• Configuring Citrix optimization
• Adding QoS profiles