Getting Started
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Getting Started
This chapter provides the necessary information to begin the card installation process. It includes the
following sections:
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“Required tools and equipment” on page 13
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“Ethernet network compatibility” on page 14
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“NIC self-test for SteelHead” on page 14
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This chapter assumes you have installed and configured the appliance.
Overview
Riverbed appliances are equipped with and can accommodate add-on cards. You can install multiport
network cards to connect to multiple routers and switches, or you can install fiber cards to connect to
optical devices in your network.
For SteelHead appliances, the network card can prevent a single point of failure. If there’s a serious
problem with an appliance, the card goes into bypass mode and the traffic passes through unoptimized.
In addition, some products and cards support fail-to-block mode where in the event of a failure, traffic
is re-routed through a router or switch to an optimized backup path. For details on fail-to-block mode,
see
Chapter 2, “Fail-to-Block Mode.”
Required tools and equipment
You need the following tools and equipment to install a card:
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Antistatic strap (required)
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A Phillips screwdriver
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Straight-through cables to connect the LAN ports to the LAN switches
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Crossover cables to connect the WAN ports to the WAN routers
Note:
Follow the guidelines in the
“Electrostatic discharge guidelines”
section when you install a card.
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