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Installing NICs for SteelHead Virtual Edition Appliances | 103
Configuring bypass cards for Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and 2016
Before you begin
Download the SteelHead-v installation files and host driver files that are specific to the Hyper-V
installation from the Riverbed support site at
https://support.riverbed.com
.
The NIC drivers have only been qualified for use with Windows Server 2012 R2 or 2016.
To configure a bypass card in Hyper-V
1. Download the SteelHead-v installation files, including all the required NIC drivers, from the Riverbed
support site at
.
2. Configure, but do not start, the SteelHead-v appliance using the instructions in the
SteelHead (Virtual
Edition) Installation Guide
. Use these configuration options:
–When configuring the appliance using the Virtual Switch Manager, create a virtual switch with a type of
Internal.
–Do not include the PowerOn setting, which powers on the appliance after installation is complete. Complete
the steps in this procedure before starting the appliance.
After you create the SteelHead-v appliance, four interfaces are created: Aux, Primary, LAN, and
WAN.
3. Add a new network adapter and connect it to the virtual switch created above.
After the network adapter is created, the SteelHead-v appliance’s network connections appear in
the Network Connections area of the host machine’s Control Panel. This figure shows a new
network adapter with a name of mgmt.
Figure 6-4. SteelHead-v network connections on Hyper-V host machine