Riverbed SteelHead CX3070 - User Manual

Network and Storage Card
Installation Guide
SteelHead
™
(GX, CX, DX, EX, xx80, xx70, xx55, xx50)
SteelHead SD (3070-SD)
SteelHead Interceptor (9600)
SteelCentral AppResponse (2180,4180, 8180, 2170, 4170,
6170, 8170)
SteelCentral Flow Gateway (2280)
SteelCentral NetExpress (470)
SteelCentral
™
NetProfiler (4280, 4280-DP, 4280-EXP,
2270, 4270-EXP, 4270-AN)
SteelCentral
NetShark (2170, 4170, 6170)
SteelFusion
™
Core (3500)
June 2020

Summary

Getting Started

NIC self-test for SteelHead

Explains how to perform a self-test to verify NIC functionality.

Troubleshooting

Provides common fixable issues and solutions for NIC installation.

Fail-to-Block Mode

Overview

Compares fail-to-block mode to fail-to-bypass mode.

Fail-to-block CLI commands

Lists CLI commands to enable and manage fail-to-block mode.

Installing Network Cards in xx80 Appliances

Before you begin

Provides pre-installation guidelines and ESD precautions.

SteelHead CX3080

Lists supported add-on cards for the SteelHead CX3080.

Installing Network Cards in SteelHead GX and xx70, SteelHead SD, SteelCentral, Interceptor 9600, and SteelFusion Core 3500

Supported cards for SteelHead GX, SteelHead CX xx70, SteelHead SD 3070-SD, and Interceptor 9600 appliances

Details compatible cards for specific SteelHead and Interceptor models.

SteelHead CX 3070

Lists supported add-on cards for the SteelHead CX 3070.

Installing NICs in CX xx55, DX, EX xx60, and SteelFusion Core Appliances

Before you begin

Provides pre-installation guidelines and ESD precautions.

Installing NICs in 1 U CX xx55 and EX xx60 appliances

Describes NIC installation in 1U CX/EX xx55/xx60 appliances.

Installing NICs for SteelHead Virtual Edition Appliances

Before you begin

Lists prerequisites for installing NICs in ESXi hosts for SteelHead-v.

Configuring bypass cards in ESXi 5.x

Details configuring NICs for bypass support using VMware DirectPath.

A - Network Card Status Lights for SteelHead and SteelCentral xx80 Appliances

Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Bypass card

Describes status lights for the Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Bypass card.

Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card

Describes status lights for the Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card.

C - NIC Status Lights for xx60, xx55, and xx50 Appliances

NICs for SteelHead CX, DX, EX, SteelFusion, and SteelCentral platforms

Describes status lights for NICs on these platforms.

Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet card

Describes status lights for the Four-Port TX Copper GbE NIC.

Riverbed SteelHead CX3070 Specifications

General

Brand	Riverbed
Model	SteelHead CX3070
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English