Product dependencies and compatibility
This section provides information about product dependencies and compatibility. It includes these sections:
Hardware and software dependencies
This table summarizes the hardware and software requirements for the Core.
Riverbed component | Hardware and software requirements |
Core appliance | 19-inch (483-mm) two-post or four-post rack. |
SteelFusion Core Management Console | Any computer that supports a web browser with a color image display. The SteelFusion Core Management Console has been tested with Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release version 38.0, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0. JavaScript and cookies must be enabled in your web browser. |
SteelFusion Edge Management Console | Any computer that supports a web browser with a color image display. The SteelFusion Edge Management Console has been tested with Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release version 38.0, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0. JavaScript and cookies must be enabled in your web browser. |
Virtual Core RAM and CPU requirements
For details about Virtual Core, including all hardware and software requirements, see
Installing Virtual Core. Firewall requirements
We recommend that you deploy the Core behind your firewall. Ports 22, 25, 443, 7950, 7951, 7952, 7953 and 7954, and 7970 must be open.
Virus scanning, deep packet inspection (DPI) and other features that scan the traffic should be disabled.
When specifying IP addresses for firewall rules, we recommend that you add all the interface IP addresses of all Edge devices including in-path IPs. If the Edges are set up for high availability, ensure that you also add the standby Edge IP address.
SNMP-based management compatibility
The Core supports a proprietary Riverbed MIB accessible through SNMP. SNMPv1 (RFCs 1155, 1157, 1212, and 1215), SNMPv2c (RFCs 1901, 2578, 2579, 2580, 3416, 3417, and 3418), and SNMPv3 are supported, although some MIB items might be accessible only through SNMPv3 and SNMPv2.
SNMP support allows the Core to be integrated into network management systems such as Hewlett-Packard OpenView Network Node Manager, BMC Patrol, and other SNMP-based network management tools.
Storage array interoperability
A Core appliance configured for iSCSI/block mode can interoperate with any iSCSI-compliant storage array. However, support for snapshots and other features can be limited. Fibre Channel connectivity is available for SteelFusion Core-v deployments.
A Core appliance configured for NFS/file mode can interoperate with the NetApp or EMC Isilon NFS-compliant storage arrays.
We strongly recommend that you read the SteelFusion Interoperability Matrix at
https://splash.riverbed.com/docs/DOC-4204, where you will find a list of storage systems qualified by the original storage vendor and Riverbed internal engineers and field-tested by Riverbed customers and partners.
Ethernet network compatibility
The Core appliance supports the following Ethernet networking standards:
• Ethernet Logical Link Control (LLC) (IEEE 802.2 - 1998)
• Fast Ethernet 10BASE-TX (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
• Gigabit Ethernet over Copper 1000BASE-T and Fiber 1000BASE-SX (LC connector) and Fiber 1000BASE-LX (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
• 10-Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber 10GBASE-LR Single Mode and 10GBASE-SR Multimode (IEEE 802.3 - 2008)
The Core appliance ports support the following connection types and speeds:
• Primary - 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, and 1000BASE-T, autonegotiating
• Auxiliary - 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, and 1000BASE-T, autonegotiating
• ETHx_x - 10/100/1000BASE-T or 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX, depending on configuration.
The Core appliance supports VLAN tagging (IEEE 802.1Q - 2005). It does not support the Cisco Inter-Switch Link (ISL) protocol.
All copper interfaces are autosensing for speed and duplex (IEEE 802.3 - 2005).
The Core appliance automatically negotiates speed and duplex mode for all data rates and supports full duplex mode and flow control (IEEE 802.3 - 2005).
The Core appliance with a Gigabit or 10-Gigabit Ethernet card supports jumbo frames on in-path and primary ports.