SteelFusion Edge Installation and Configuration Guide
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Hardware and Software Dependencies
Introducing the SteelFusion Edge Appliance
Version 4.0
These features are available in v4.0 of the Edge appliance:
New hardware platform
- SteelFusion Edge appliance v4.0 ships on a new 1U and 2U hardware
platform: models 2100, 2200, 3100, 3200, and 5100. The SteelFusion Edge hardware architecture
contains two distinct computing nodes within a single chassis: RiOS node and Hypervisor node. The
RiOS node provides WAN optimization, BlockStream storage, and VSP functionality. The Hypervisor
node provides VMware ESXi v5.5 virtualization support.
ESXi v5.5
support
- This release updates the approved vSphere version to v5.5 update 2.
SteelFusion Core v4.0 support
- SteelFusion Edge v4.0 includes the SteelFusion Core v4.0 features. You
can also connect a SteelFusion Core v3.6 to a SteelFusion Edge v4.0 for BlockStream support.
Local LUNs on the branch
- SteelFusion Edge v4.0 modifies the storage subsystem used by VMs on the
Hypervisor node; the VM ESXi datastore is now accessed through iSCSI rather than through local
storage access. This feature enables support for VMware features like vMotion (with appropriate
additional licenses) and also simplifies centralized protection in the data center when consolidated
using a SteelFusion Core.
Note:
The SteelHead EX appliance applies only to the xx60 hardware platforms—the SteelFusion Edge appliance v4.0
(models 21000, 2200, 3100, 3200, 5100) applies to all deployments of the product, whether there is a SteelFusion Core
appliance deployed or not.
Hardware and Software Dependencies
This section describes the hardware and software dependencies for the appliance. It includes the following
sections:
“Hardware and Software Dependencies” on page 10
“Available BlockStore Space” on page 11
“VMWare License Requirements” on page 11
“Firewall Requirements” on page 12
“SNMP-Based Management Compatibility” on page 12
