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Steelhead Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide
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Introduction
Welcome to the Steelhead Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide. Read this introduction for an
overview of the information provided in this guide and for an understanding of the documentation
conventions used throughout. This introduction contains the following sections:
“Hardware and Software Dependencies” on page 8
“Ethernet Network Compatibility” on page 9
“SNMP-Based Management Compatibility” on page 9
“Antivirus Compatibility” on page 9
“Additional Resources” on page 10
“Safety Guidelines” on page 11
“Contacting Riverbed” on page 11
About This Guide
The Steelhead Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide describes how to install and configure the
Steelhead appliance.
Types of Users
This guide is written for storage and network administrators with familiarity administering and managing
WANS using common network protocols such as TCP, CIFS, HTTP, FTP, NFS, and so forth.
Organization of This Guide
The Steelhead Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide includes the following chapters:
Chapter 1, “Overview of the Steelhead Appliance,”
provides definitions for common terms, new
features, upgrade instructions, technical and environmental specifications, and a description of the
status lights for the Steelhead appliance and bypass cards.