Host settings are located under Administration > Networking: Host Settings. Host settings including host networking, proxy, and interface settings.

When you first run the installation wizard, you configure the appliance’s required network host settings. Only change these settings if you need to make further modifications, perform extra configuration, or check the DNS setup:

To upgrade SCC connections to managed appliances from IPv4 to IPv6, you must disconnect and then reconnect the SSH and HTTPS connections. The SCC uses these protocols to communicate with managed appliances. Simply changing the SCC hostname from the SteelHead side will not reset the SSH connection. To properly re-establish communication, you must manually break the SSH and HTTPS channels on the SCC. You can do this in any of the following ways:

Alternatively, you can also break the SSH and HTTPS channels by:

This table summarizes the CLI steps to establish the SSH/HTTPS channels.

Specifies the IP address for the primary name server. The IP address can be either IPv4 or IPv6. For IPv6 specify an IP address using this format: eight 16-bit hexadecimal strings separated by colons, 128-bits. For example: 2001:38dc:0052:0000:0000:e9a4:00c5:6282

You don’t need to include leading zeros. For example: 2001:38dc:52:0:0:e9a4:c5:6282

You can replace consecutive zero strings with double colons (::). For example: 2001:38dc:52::e9a4:c5:6282

Specifies the IP address for the secondary name server.

Specifies the IP address for the tertiary name server.

Specifies an ordered list of domain names. If you specify domains, the system automatically finds the appropriate domain for each of the hosts that you specify in the system.

Manually adds a host if you are not using DNS and creates a Host-IP address resolution map.

Specifies the IP address of the host.

Specifies the hostname of the host.

Removes the selected host.

You configure proxy settings under Administration > Networking: Host Settings. These configuration options are available under Configure How this Appliance Connects to the Network:

Provides network proxy access to the SteelHead. It enables the SteelHead to use a proxy to contact the Riverbed Licensing Portal and fetch licenses in a secure environment. You can optionally require user credentials to communicate with the proxy, and you can specify the method used to authenticate and negotiate user credentials. Proxy access is disabled by default.

RiOS supports these proxies: Squid, Blue Coat Proxy SG, Microsoft WebSense, and McAfee Web Gateway.

Specifies the IP address, either IPv4 or IPv6, for the network or FTP proxy. For IPv6 specify an IP address using this format: eight 16-bit hexadecimal strings separated by colons, 128-bits. For example: 2001:38dc:0052:0000:0000:e9a4:00c5:6282

You don’t need to include leading zeros. For example: 2001:38dc:52:0:0:e9a4:c5:6282

You can replace consecutive zero strings with double colons (::). For example: 2001:38dc:52::e9a4:c5:6282

Specifies the port for the network or FTP proxy. The default port is 1080.

Requires user credentials for use with network or FTP proxy traffic. Specify these values to authenticate the users:

Specify a username.

Specify a password.

Select an authentication method from the drop-down list:

Authenticates user credentials by requesting a valid username and password. This is the default setting.

Authenticates user credentials based on an authentication challenge and response.

Provides the same functionality as basic authentication; however, digest authentication improves security because the system sends the user credentials across the network as a Message Digest 5 (MD5) hash.

Adds or remove domains from a proxy whitelist.

You view and modify settings for the appliance primary and auxiliary interfaces under Administration> Networking: Base Interfaces.

When you initially ran the Configuration wizard, you set required settings for the base interfaces. Only use the controls on this page if you require modifications or additional configuration:

On the appliance, the primary interface is the port you connect to the LAN switch. The primary interface is the appliance management interface. You connect to the primary interface to use the Management Console or the CLI.

On the appliance, the auxiliary interface is an optional port you can use to connect the appliance 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.

Displays a summary of the main routing table for the appliance. If necessary, you can add static routes that might be required for out-of-path deployments or particular device management subnets.

You configure base interfaces under Administration > Networking: Base Interfaces. These configuration options are available under Primary Interface:

Enables the appliance management interface.

Displays multiple IPv4 values assigned by DHCP server. (A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.)

Sends the hostname with the DHCP request for registration with Dynamic DNS.

Indicates you don’t use a DHCP server to set the IPv4 address. Specify these settings:

Displays multiple IPv6 values assigned by DHCP server. (A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.) If you change the primary or aux interface from IPv4 to IPv6 you must restart the httpd service. From the SCC command line, run the pm process httpd restart command.

Sends the hostname with the DHCP request for registration with Dynamic DNS.

Sets an IPv6 address. Specify these settings to set an IPv6 address:

To modify an existing IPv6 address, empty the contents of the corresponding text field and click Apply.

To delete an existing IPv6 address, update the contents of the corresponding text field and click Apply.

If you selected Specify IPv6 Address Manually and assigned multiple IP addresses to your interface, then if you select Obtain IPv6 Address Automatically and click Apply, all the IP address assigned manually will be deleted.

If you change the primary or aux interface from IPv4 to IPv6 you must restart the httpd service. From the SCC command line, run the pm process httpd restart command.

Specifies the MTU value. The MTU is the largest physical packet size, measured in bytes, that a network can send. The default value is 1500.

These configuration options are available under Auxiliary Interface:

Enables an auxiliary interface, which can be used only for managing the SCC. Typically, this is used for device-management networks.

Displays multiple IPv4 values assigned by DHCP server. (A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.)

Sends the hostname with the DHCP request for registration with Dynamic DNS.

Indicates you don’t use a DHCP server to set the IPv4 address. Specify these settings:

Displays multiple IPv6 values assigned by DHCP server. (A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.)

If you change the primary or aux interface from IPv4 to IPv6 you must restart the httpd service. From the SCC command line, run the pm process httpd restart command:

Sends the hostname with the DHCP request for registration with Dynamic DNS.

Sets an IPv6 address. Specify these settings:

To modify an existing IPv6 address, update the contents of the corresponding text field and click Apply.

To delete an existing IPv6 address, empty the contents of the corresponding text field and click Apply.

If you selected Specify IPv6 Address Manually and assigned multiple IP addresses to your interface, then if you select Obtain IPv6 Address Automatically and click Apply, all the IP address assigned manually will be deleted.

If you change the primary or aux interface from IPv4 to IPv6 you must restart the httpd service. From the SCC command line, run the pm process httpd restart command:

Specifies the MTU value. The MTU is the largest physical packet size, measured in bytes, that a network can send. The default value is 1500.

Under Main IPv4 Routing Table, you can configure this if your device-management network requires static routes. You can add or remove routes from the list using these configuration options:

Displays the controls for adding a new route.

Specifies the destination IP address for the out-of-path appliance or network management device.

Specifies the subnet mask.

Specifies the IP address for the gateway. The gateway must be in the same network as the primary or auxiliary interface you’re configuring.

Specifies an interface for the IPv4 route from the drop-down list.

Adds the route to the table list.

Under Main IPv6 Routing Table, you can configure static routing in the main routing table if your device-management network requires static routes. You can add or remove routes from the list using these configuration options:

Displays the controls for adding a new route.

Specifies the destination IP address.

Specifies a prefix. The prefix length is from 0 to 128 bits, separated from the address by a forward slash (/).

Specifies the IP address for the gateway. The gateway must be in the same network as the primary or auxiliary interface you’re configuring.

Specifies an interface for the IPv6 route from the drop-down list.