Riverbed SteelHead CX5070 - 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

Required Tools and Equipment for NIC Installation

Lists the necessary tools and equipment for installing network interface cards.

SteelHead NIC Self-Test Procedure

NIC Installation Troubleshooting Guide

Addresses common issues and provides solutions for NIC installation problems.

Fail-to-Block Mode Explained

Installing Network Cards in xx80 Appliances

Before Installing xx80 Network Cards

Maximum NICs and Slot Restrictions for SteelHead CX3080, CX5080, and CX7080 Appliances

Installing Network Add-on Cards in 1 U xx80 Appliances

Step-by-step instructions for installing network cards in 1U xx80 appliances.

Installing Network Add-on Cards in 2 U SteelHead and SteelCentral xx80 Appliances

Step-by-step instructions for installing network cards in 2U xx80 appliances.

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

Before You Begin: GX, xx70, SD, SteelCentral, Interceptor, SteelFusion

Installing Network Add-on Cards in 1 U Appliances (GX;xx70 Series)

Step-by-step instructions for installing network cards in 1U appliances.

Installing Network Add-on Cards in 2 U Appliances (GX;xx70 Series)

Step-by-step instructions for installing network cards in 2U appliances.

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

Before You Begin: CX xx55, DX, EX xx60, SteelFusion Core

Installing NICs in 1 U CX xx55 and EX xx60 Appliances

Step-by-step guide for installing NICs in 1U CX xx55 and EX xx60 appliances.

Installing NICs in 2 U CX xx55, EX xx60, DX, SteelFusion Core Appliances

Step-by-step guide for installing NICs in 2U CX xx55, EX xx60, DX, SteelFusion Core appliances.

Configuring a SteelHead EX NIC for Data Interfaces

Steps to configure NICs for data interfaces on SteelHead EX appliances.

Installing NICs for SteelHead Virtual Edition Appliances

Before You Begin: SteelHead Virtual Edition NIC Installation

Configuring Bypass Cards in ESXi 5.x for SteelHead-v

Steps to configure bypass cards using VMware DirectPath in ESXi 5.x hosts.

Configuring Bypass Cards for KVM

Procedure to configure bypass cards for SteelHead-v appliances running KVM.

Configuring Bypass Cards for Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and 2016

Procedure to configure bypass cards for SteelHead-v appliances running Hyper-V.

Riverbed SteelHead CX5070 Specifications

General

Brand	Riverbed
Model	SteelHead CX5070
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English