SteelFusion Edge Installation and Configuration Guide
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CHAPTER 3
Installing and Configuring the
SteelFusion Edge Appliance
This chapter describes how to install and configure the SteelFusion Edge (Edge appliance). It includes these
sections:
“Deploying the SteelFusion Edge Appliance” on page 19
“Checking Your Inventory” on page 20
“Preparing Your Site for Installation” on page 21
“Powering On the Appliance” on page 25
“Configuring SteelFusion Edge Appliances” on page 26
Caution:
Read and follow the safety guidelines described in the
Safety and Compliance Guide
. Failure to follow these
safety guidelines can result in damage to the equipment.
For detailed information about installing the appliance to a rack, see the
SteelFusion Edge Hardware
Installation and Maintenance Guide
.
Deploying the SteelFusion Edge Appliance
You deploy the Edge appliance in a physical in-path or virtual in-path deployment. This guide describes
how to install the Edge appliance in an in-path deployment.
Position your Edge appliances as close as possible to your network endpoints—that is, branch office Edge
appliances should be as close to your clients as possible, and data center SteelFusion Cores should be as
close to your storage arrays as possible to maximize performance and minimize latency.
Ideally, Edge appliances optimize only traffic that is initiated or terminated at their local site. The best way
to achieve this is to deploy the Edge appliances where the LAN connects to the WAN, and not where any
LAN-to-LAN or WAN-to-WAN traffic can pass through (or be redirected to) the Edge appliance.
