Steelhead Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide
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Ethernet Network Compatibility
Introduction
Ethernet Network Compatibility
The Steelhead appliance supports the following types of Ethernet networks:
Ethernet Logical Link Control (LLC) (IEEE 802.2 - 2002)
Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX (IEEE 802.3 - 2002)
Gigabit Ethernet Copper 1000 Base-T (IEEE 802.3 - 2002)
Gigabit Ethernet Fiber 1000 Base-SX (LC connectors) (IEEE 802.3 - 2002)
Gigabit Ethernet Fiber 1000 Base-LX (LC connectors) (IEEE 802.3 - 2002)
The Primary port in the Steelhead appliance is Gigabit Ethernet Copper 1000 Base-T, or Fast Ethernet 10/
100 Base-TX (Models 50, 100, 200 and 300). (IEEE 802.3 -2002)
In-path Steelhead appliance ports are Gigabit Ethernet 1000 Base-T, Gigabit Ethernet 1000 Base-SX or LX,
or Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX depending on your order. (IEEE 802.3 – 2002)
The Steelhead appliance supports VLAN Tagging (IEEE 802.1Q - 2003). It does not support the ISL protocol.
All copper interfaces are auto-sensing for speed and duplex. (IEEE 802.3 - 2002)
The Steelhead appliance auto-negotiates speed and duplex mode for all data rates and supports full duplex
mode and flow control. (IEEE 802.3 – 2002)
The Steelhead appliance with a Gigabit Ethernet card supports Jumbo Frames on in-path and primary
ports.
SNMP-Based Management Compatibility
The Steelhead appliance supports a proprietary Riverbed MIB accessible through SNMP. Both SNMP v1
(RFCs 1155, 1157, 1212, and 1215) and SNMP v2c (RFCs 1901, 2578, 2579, 2580, 3416, 3417, and 3418) are
supported, although some MIB items can only be accessible through SNMPv2.
SNMP support allows the Steelhead appliance to be integrated into network management systems such as
Hewlett Packard OpenView Network Node Manager, BMC Patrol, and other SNMP-based network
management tools.
Antivirus Compatibility
The Steelhead appliance has been tested with the following antivirus software with no impact on
performance:
Network Associates (McAfee) VirusScan v7.0.0 Enterprise on the server
Network Associates (McAfee) VirusScan v7.1.0 Enterprise on the server
Network Associates (McAfee) VirusScan v7.1.0 Enterprise on the client
Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus Corporate Edition v8.1 on the server
The Steelhead appliance has been tested with the following antivirus software with moderate impact on
performance: