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Network and Storage Card
Installation Guide
SteelHea
d
™
(GX
, CX
, DX, E
X, xx80, x
x70, xx55
, xx50
)
SteelHead SD (3070-
SD)
SteelHea
d Intercepto
r (9600
)
SteelCe
ntral A
ppRes
ponse (2
180,
4
180, 8180, 2170, 4170,
6170, 8170
)
SteelCentral Flow G
ateway (2280)
SteelCentral N
etExpress
(470)
SteelCentral
™
NetP
rof
ile
r (4280
, 4280
-
DP
, 4280
-EXP
,
2270,
4270-EXP
, 4270
-
AN)
SteelCentral
NetShar
k (2170, 4170, 617
0)
SteelFus
ion
™
Core (3500)
June 2020
2
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
3
Table of Contents
3
Welcome
9
NIC Naming Conventions
9
Electrostatic Discharge Guidelines
10
Safety Guidelines
10
Document Conventions
11
Documentation and Release Notes
11
Contacting Riverbed
11
1 Getting Started
13
Overview
13
Required Tools and Equipment
13
Ethernet Network Compatibility
14
NIC Self-Test for Steelhead
14
Troubleshooting
15
2 Fail-To-Block Mode
17
Overview
17
Steelhead GX, CX, EX, DX, Interceptor, and Steelfusion Nics and Fail-To-Block Functionality
18
Steelhead Xx50 Nics and Fail-To-Block Functionality
18
Fail-To-Block CLI Commands
18
3 Installing Network Cards in Xx80 Appliances |
19
1U Xx80 Appliances Included in this Chapter
19
Before You Begin
20
Supported Network Add-On Cards for Steelhead CX Xx80 Appliances
20
Appliances
20
Installing Network Cards in Xx80
20
Steelhead CX3080
21
Steelhead CX5080
22
Steelhead CX7080
23
Supported Network Add-On Cards for Steelcentral Xx80 Appliances
24
Steelcentral Netprofiler 4280, 4280-DP, 4280-EXP
24
Steelcentral Appresponse 2180, 4180, 8180
24
Appliances
24
Steelcentral Flow Gateway 2280
25
Maximum Network Cards and Slot Restrictions for Steelhead
25
CX3080, CX5080, and CX7080 Appliances
25
Installing Network Add-On Cards in 1U Xx80 Appliances
26
Installing and Replacing Network Add-On Cards in the 1U Steelhead CX3080 Appliances
26
Installing Network Add-On Cards in 1U Steelcentral Xx80 Appliances
34
Enabling 10-Gbe Nics in the 1U Netprofiler 4280-DP
37
And Flow Gateway 2280 Appliances
37
Installing Network Add-On Cards in 2U Steelhead and Steelcentral Xx80 Appliances
38
2U Xx80 Slot Locations and Port Numbering
38
Steelhead CX5080 and CX7080 Slot Restrictions
38
Steelcentral 4180, 8180, 4280, 8280, and 2280 Slot Restrictions
41
Installing Network Add-On Cards in 2U Xx80 Appliances
41
Installing QAT Compression/Acceleration Cards in CX7080-B030 Appliances
46
Identifying Interface Names
48
And Steelfusion Core 3500
49
4 - Installing Network Cards in Steelhead GX and Xx70, Steelhead SD, Steelcentral, Interceptor 9600
49
1U Appliances Included in this Chapter
49
Appliances Included in this Chapter
50
Before You Begin
50
Supported Cards for Steelhead GX, Steelhead CX Xx70, Steelhead SD 3070-SD, and Interceptor 9600 Appliances
50
Steelhead CX 3070
51
Steelhead SD 3070-SD
51
Steelhead CX 5070
52
Steelhead CX 7070
53
Steelhead GX10000
54
Steelhead Interceptor 9600
55
Maximum Nics and Slot Restrictions for Steelhead GX10000, CX5070, CX7070, and Interceptor 9600
56
Supported Cards for Steelfusion Core 3500 Appliances
56
Steelfusion Core 3500
57
Supported Cards for Steelfusion Edge Appliances
57
Supported Add-On Cards for Steelcentral Xx70 Appliances
58
Steelcentral Netexpress and Netprofiler Xx70
59
Steelcentral Netshark Xx70
60
Steelcentral Appresponse 2170, 4170, 6170, 8170
61
Installing Network Add-On Cards in 1U Appliances
61
Installing Network Add-On Cards in 2U Appliances
66
Slot Restrictions for 2U Appliances
67
Removing and Installing the Riser Assembly in 2U Appliances
70
Installing and Replacing an Add-On Card in 2U Appliances
73
Identifying Interface Names
75
5 Installing Nics in CX Xx55, DX, EX Xx60, and Steelfusion Core Appliances
77
Appliances Included in this Chapter
77
Before You Begin
77
Nics for Steelhead CX Xx55, DX, EX Xx60, and Steelfusion Core Appliances
78
Software Compatibility
78
Supported Cards
78
Installing Nics in 1U CX Xx55 and EX Xx60 Appliances
79
Installing Nics in 2U CX Xx55, EX Xx60, DX, Steelfusion Core Appliances
86
Identifying Interface Names
92
Configuring a Steelhead EX NIC for Data Interfaces
92
6 Installing Nics for Steelhead Virtual Edition Appliances
95
Before You Begin
95
Supported Nics for Steelhead-V
96
Software Compatibility
96
Supported Cards
96
Identifying Interface Names in Steelhead-V
97
Configuring Bypass Cards in Esxi 5.X
97
Configuring Bypass Cards for KVM
100
Before You Begin
100
Changing the Interface Numbering with a Custom XML File
101
Configuring Bypass Cards for Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and 2016
102
Before You Begin
103
A - Network Card Status Lights for Steelhead and Steelcentral Xx80 Appliances
109
Four-Port 1-Gbe Copper Bypass Card
110
Four-Port 1-Gbe Fiber SX Card
111
Four-Port 1-Gbe Fiber LX Card
112
Four-Port 10-Gbe Fiber SR Card
113
Four-Port 10-Gbe Fiber LR Card
114
Two-Port 40-Gbe Fiber SR4 Card
115
Two-Port 40-Gbe Fiber LR4 Card
115
Four-Port 1-Gbe Fiber/Copper SFP Card
116
Two-Port 10-Gbe Fiber SFP+ Card
117
Four-Port 10-Gbe Fiber SFP+ Card
118
Two-Port 40-Gbe Time Stamp Card
119
Two-Port 4/8/16-Gbe FC HBA (SAN)
120
Two-Port 100-Gbe QSPF+ Time Stamp Card
121
Four-Port 10-Gbe DAC Redirector Card
122
Core
123
Four-Port 1-Gbe Copper Bypass Card
124
Two-Port 1-Gbe Fiber SX Card
125
Four-Port 1-Gbe Fiber SX Card
126
Two-Port 1-Gbe Fiber LX Card
127
Four-Port 1-Gbe Fiber LX Card
128
Two-Port 10-Gbe Fiber SR Card
129
Two-Port 10-Gbe Fiber LR Card
129
Two-Port 40-Gbe Fiber SR4 Card
130
Two-Port 40-Gbe Fiber LR4 Card
131
Four-Port 1-Gbe Copper Base-T Card
132
Two-Port 10-Gbe Copper Card
132
Four-Port 10-Gbe Copper Card
133
Four-Port 1-Gbe Fiber/Copper SFP Card
134
Two-Port 4/8/16-Gbe FC HBA (SAN)
135
Two-Port 10-Gbe Fiber SFP+ Card
135
Four-Port 10-Gbe Fiber SFP+ Card
136
Two-Port 40-Gbe Time Stamp Card
137
Four-Port 10-Gbe Fiber SR Card
139
Four-Port 10-Gbe Fiber LR Card
140
Four-Port 10-Gbe DAC Redirector Card
141
Four-Port 10-Gbe Copper Card
141
C - NIC Status Lights for Xx60, Xx55, and Xx50 Appliances
143
Nics for Steelhead CX, DX, EX, Steelfusion, and Steelcentral Platforms
143
Manufacturing Part Numbers
144
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card
144
Four-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card
145
Four-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card
146
Four-Port LX/SX Fiber Gigabit Ethernet SFP Card
146
Two-Port LR/SR Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ Card
147
Two-Port LR Single Mode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet Card
148
Two-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card
150
Two-Port FX Multimode Fiber 100 Mbps Card
150
Deep Packet Inspection Pcie Adapter
151
SAN Attached Storage Connector
151
Nics for Steelhead (Virtual Edition) Platforms
151
Manufacturing Part Numbers
152
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card
153
Nics for Series Xx50 Platforms
153
Manufacturing Part Numbers
154
Series Xx50 Onboard Copper Gbe Ethernet Ports
154
Series 150, 250, and 550
154
Interceptor 9350
155
Two-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Pcie Card
156
Four-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Pcie Card
157
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet Pcie Card
159
Two-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Pcie Card
161
Four-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Pcie Card
161
Two-Port FX Multimode Fiber 100-Mbps Pcie Card
163
Two-Port LR Single Mode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet Pcie Card
164
Two-Port SR Multimode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet Pcie Card
164
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Category
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Language
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