NICs for SteelHead xx50 Appliances

116 Pages·2015·13.37 MB·English

by  Riverbed Technical Publications

Network and Storage Card
Installation Guide
SteelHead™ (GX, CX, DX, EX, xx80, xx70, xx55, xx50)
SteelHead SD (3070-SD)
SteelHead Interceptor (9600)
SteelCentral AppResponse (2180,4180, 8180, 2170, 4170,
6170, 8170)
SteelCentral Flow Gateway (2280)
SteelCentral NetExpress (470)
SteelCentral™ NetProfiler (4280, 4280-DP, 4280-EXP,
2270, 4270-EXP, 4270-AN)
SteelCentral NetShark (2170, 4170, 6170)
SteelFusion™ Core (3500)
January 2021
Document Revision 2021.1
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Contents
Welcome....................................................................................................................................................................9
NIC naming conventions..............................................................................................................................9
Electrostatic discharge guidelines............................................................................................................10
Safety guidelines...........................................................................................................................................10
Document conventions..............................................................................................................................11
Documentation and release notes...........................................................................................................11
Contacting Riverbed....................................................................................................................................11
1 - Getting Started.................................................................................................................................................13
Overview........................................................................................................................................................13
Required tools and equipment..................................................................................................................13
Ethernet network compatibility.................................................................................................................14
NIC self-test for SteelHead........................................................................................................................14
Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................................15
2 - Fail-to-Block Mode.........................................................................................................................................17
Overview........................................................................................................................................................17
SteelHead GX, CX, EX, DX, Interceptor, and SteelFusion NICs and
fail-to-block functionality...............................................................................18
SteelHead xx50 NICs and fail-to-block functionality...................................................................18
Fail-to-block CLI commands....................................................................................................................18
3 - Installing Network Cards in xx80 Appliances............................................................................................19
1U xx80 appliances included in this chapter..........................................................................................19
2U xx80 appliances included in this chapter..........................................................................................19
Before you begin.........................................................................................................................................20
Supported network add-on cards for SteelHead CX xx80 appliances............................................20
SteelHead CX3080...............................................................................................................................21
SteelHead CX5080...............................................................................................................................22
SteelHead CX7080................................................................................................................................23
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Supported network add-on cards for SteelCentral xx80 appliances................................................24
SteelCentral NetProfiler 4280, 4280-DP, 4280-EXP....................................................................24
SteelCentral AppResponse 2180, 4180, 8180.................................................................................25
SteelCentral Flow Gateway 2280......................................................................................................25
Maximum network cards and slot restrictions for SteelHead
CX3080, CX5080, and CX7080 appliances.......................................................26
Installing network add-on cards in 1U xx80 appliances......................................................................26
Installing and replacing network add-on cards in the 1U SteelHead CX3080 appliances...26
Installing network add-on cards in 1U SteelCentral xx80 appliances.......................................34
Enabling 10-GbE NICs in the 1U NetProfiler 4280-DP
and Flow Gateway 2280 appliances.............................................................37
Installing network add-on cards in 2U SteelHead and
SteelCentral xx80 appliances...............................................................................38
2U xx80 slot locations and port numbering...................................................................................38
SteelHead CX5080 and CX7080 slot restrictions..........................................................................39
SteelCentral 4180, 8180, 4280, 8280, and 2280 slot restrictions..............................................41
Installing network add-on cards in 2U xx80 appliances..............................................................41
Installing QAT Compression/Acceleration cards in CX7080-B030 appliances.....................46
Identifying interface names.......................................................................................................................48
4 - Installing Network Cards in SteelHead GX and xx70, SteelHead SD, SteelCentral, Interceptor 9600,
and SteelFusion Core 3500......................................................................................49
1U appliances included in this chapter...................................................................................................49
2U appliances included in this chapter...................................................................................................50
Before you begin.........................................................................................................................................50
Supported cards for SteelHead GX, SteelHead CX xx70,
SteelHead SD 3070-SD, and Interceptor 9600 appliances...........................50
SteelHead CX 3070...............................................................................................................................51
SteelHead SD 3070-SD........................................................................................................................51
SteelHead CX 5070...............................................................................................................................52
SteelHead CX 7070...............................................................................................................................53
SteelHead GX10000.............................................................................................................................54
SteelHead Interceptor 9600 ..............................................................................................................55
Maximum NICs and slot restrictions for SteelHead GX10000,
CX5070, CX7070, and Interceptor 9600...........................................................56
Supported cards for SteelFusion Core 3500 appliances.....................................................................56
SteelFusion Core 3500 .......................................................................................................................57
Supported cards for SteelFusion Edge appliances................................................................................57
Supported add-on cards for SteelCentral xx70 appliances................................................................58
SteelCentral NetExpress and NetProfiler xx70................................................................................59
SteelCentral NetShark xx70...............................................................................................................60
SteelCentral AppResponse 2170, 4170, 6170, 8170.......................................................................61
Installing network add-on cards in 1U appliances................................................................................61
Installing network add-on cards in 2U appliances...............................................................................66
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Slot restrictions for 2U appliances.....................................................................................................67
Removing and installing the riser assembly in 2U appliances.....................................................71
Installing and replacing an add-on card in 2U appliances...........................................................73
Identifying interface names........................................................................................................................76
5 - Installing NICs in CX xx55, DX, EX xx60, and SteelFusion Core Appliances........................................77
Appliances included in this chapter.........................................................................................................77
Before you begin..........................................................................................................................................77
NICs for SteelHead CX xx55, DX, EX xx60, and SteelFusion Core appliances................................78
Software compatibility.........................................................................................................................78
Supported cards....................................................................................................................................78
Installing NICs in 1U CX xx55 and EX xx60 appliances.........................................................................79
Installing NICs in 2U CX xx55, EX xx60, DX, SteelFusion Core appliances.....................................86
Identifying interface names........................................................................................................................92
Configuring a SteelHead EX NIC for data interfaces............................................................................92
6 - Installing NICs for SteelHead Virtual Edition Appliances........................................................................95
Before you begin..........................................................................................................................................95
Supported NICs for SteelHead-v.............................................................................................................96
Software compatibility........................................................................................................................96
Supported cards...................................................................................................................................96
Identifying interface names in SteelHead-v...........................................................................................97
Configuring bypass cards in ESXi 5.x........................................................................................................97
Configuring bypass cards for KVM........................................................................................................100
Before you begin................................................................................................................................100
Changing the interface numbering with a custom XML file......................................................101
Configuring bypass cards for Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and 2016...................................................102
Before you begin.................................................................................................................................103
A - Network Card Status Lights for SteelHead and SteelCentral xx80 Appliances...............................109
Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Bypass card...................................................................................................110
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber SX card.................................................................................................................111
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card................................................................................................................112
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card.............................................................................................................113
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber LR card.............................................................................................................114
Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber SR4 card...........................................................................................................115
Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber LR4 card...........................................................................................................115
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber/Copper SFP card..............................................................................................116
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card.........................................................................................................117
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Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card........................................................................................................118
Two-Port 40-GbE Time Stamp card......................................................................................................119
Two-Port 4/8/16-GbE FC HBA (SAN)....................................................................................................120
Two-Port 100-GbE QSPF+ Time Stamp Card.....................................................................................121
Four-Port 10-GbE DAC Redirector Card...............................................................................................122
B - Network Card Status Lights for SteelHead GX, xx70, SteelCentral, Interceptor, and SteelFusion
Core.............................................................................................................................123
Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Bypass card...................................................................................................124
Two-Port 1-GbE Fiber SX card................................................................................................................125
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber SX card................................................................................................................126
Two-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card................................................................................................................127
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber LX card................................................................................................................128
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card..............................................................................................................129
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber LR card..............................................................................................................129
Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber SR4 card...........................................................................................................130
Two-Port 40-GbE Fiber LR4 card...........................................................................................................131
Four-Port 1-GbE Copper Base-T card...................................................................................................132
Two-Port 10-GbE Copper card...............................................................................................................132
Four-Port 10-GbE Copper card..............................................................................................................133
Four-Port 1-GbE Fiber/Copper SFP card..............................................................................................134
Two-Port 4/8/16-GbE FC HBA (SAN)....................................................................................................135
Two-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card.........................................................................................................135
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SFP+ card........................................................................................................136
Two-Port 40-GbE Time Stamp card......................................................................................................137
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber SR card.............................................................................................................139
Four-Port 10-GbE Fiber LR card............................................................................................................140
Four-Port 10-GbE DAC redirector card................................................................................................141
Four-Port 10-GbE Copper card..............................................................................................................141
C - NIC Status Lights for xx60, xx55, and xx50 Appliances........................................................................143
NICs for SteelHead CX, DX, EX, SteelFusion, and SteelCentral platforms......................................143
Manufacturing part numbers............................................................................................................144
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet card.................................................................................144
Four-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet card.................................................................145
Four-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet card..............................................................146
Four-Port LX/SX Fiber Gigabit Ethernet SFP card........................................................................146
Two-Port LR/SR Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ card...............................................................147
Two-Port LR Single Mode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet card........................................................148
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Two-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet card...............................................................150
Two-Port FX Multimode Fiber 100 Mbps card..............................................................................150
Deep Packet Inspection PCIe adapter............................................................................................151
SAN Attached Storage connector...................................................................................................151
NICs for SteelHead (virtual edition) platforms.....................................................................................151
Manufacturing part numbers............................................................................................................152
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet card.................................................................................153
NICs for Series xx50 platforms................................................................................................................153
Manufacturing part numbers............................................................................................................154
Series xx50 onboard copper GbE Ethernet ports........................................................................154
Series 150, 250, and 550....................................................................................................................154
Interceptor 9350.................................................................................................................................155
Two-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card........................................................156
Four-Port SX Multimode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card.......................................................157
Four-Port TX Copper Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card.......................................................................159
Two-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card.....................................................161
Four-Port LX Single Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card.....................................................161
Two-Port FX Multimode Fiber 100-Mbps PCIe card...................................................................163
Two-Port LR Single Mode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card..............................................164
Two-Port SR Multimode Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCIe card.................................................164
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Welcome
Welcome to the Network and Storage Card Installation Guide. This guide describes how to install,
replace, and configure network interface cards (NICs). This guide is written for storage and network
administrators managing networks with Riverbed products.
This guide includes NIC information relevant to the following products:
• SteelHead (GX, CX, DX, EX, Virtual)
• SteelHead SD
• SteelHead Interceptor
• SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead
• SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Mobile
• SteelCentral AppResponse
• SteelCentral Flow Gateway
• SteelCentral NetExpress
• SteelCentral NetProfiler
• SteelCentral NetShark
• SteelFusion Core
NIC naming conventions
Network interface cards described in this guide use the following abbreviations to indicate the type of
card:
• TX = Copper, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
• LX = Single Mode Fiber, Gigabit Ethernet
• SX = Multimode Fiber, Gigabit Ethernet
• LR = Single Mode Fiber, 10-Gigabit Ethernet
• SR = Multimode Fiber, 10-Gigabit Ethernet
• SFP = Small Form-Factor Pluggable, 1-Gigabit Ethernet, 10-Gigabit Ethernet
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Electrostatic discharge guidelines

Electrostatic discharge guidelines
Follow these ESD guidelines to ensure that your equipment isn’t damaged from improper handling:
• When you install or perform maintenance tasks, you must wear a grounded ESD wrist or ankle strap
to protect the hardware against electrostatic discharge. Make sure that the strap makes skin contact
prior to handling the NIC.
• Periodically check the resistance value of the antistatic strap to ensure it is functioning properly.
• If you remove or replace a NIC, you must transport the unit in a conductive container or an ESD bag
that has been grounded or neutralized.
• Store the NIC in its protective packaging until you are ready to install it.
• Don’t touch the electronic components on the NIC.
Safety guidelines
Follow the safety precautions outlined in the Safety and Compliance Guide when installing and setting
up your equipment.
Caution: Failure to follow these safety guidelines can result in injury or damage to the equipment. Mishandling of
the equipment voids all warranties. Read and follow safety guidelines and installation instructions carefully.
Many countries require the safety information to be presented in their national languages. If this
requirement applies to your country, consult the Safety and Compliance Guide. Before you install,
operate, or service the Riverbed products, you must be familiar with the safety information. Refer to the
Safety and Compliance Guide if you don’t clearly understand the safety information provided in the
product documentation.
10 | Welcome