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Riverbed Steelhead Appliance Model 520

Overview

Riverbed's Steelhead Appliance Model 520 was designed to provide your branch offices and regional hub sites with the application acceleration benefits that every office requires.

With a convenient 1U server format, The Steelhead appliance 520 can easily be rack-mounted or kept in a server closet. Optional multi-port Ethernet cards enable integration into multi-link or redundant WAN connections.

Product Code: SHA-00520

Product Name: Steelhead Model 520

Profile: 1U Rack-mountable (pizza box)

WAN Capacity: 1 Mbps

WAN Capacity (High Speed): 1 Mbps

Optimized TCP Connections: 300

Total Disk: 250 GB

Data Store Capacity: 80 GB

RAM: 2 GB

Raid: No

Hot swappable disks: No

Interfaces: 2-Port 10/100/1000Base-T bypass NIC

Max number of bypass ports: 4

Other Notes: Proxy File Service is supported

Product Purpose: Based on the specifications above, you will see that the Riverbed's Steelhead appliance Model 520 is designed for branch office and small regional hub site locations. With 300 optimized TCP connections the Steelhead appliance 520 can support up to 35 to 40 end users.

Usage Example: Many organizations use the Steelhead 520 at branch offices.

List Price: Please call 1-866-873-3368 for the best Riverbed Steelhead appliance pricing

Upgradeability: To accommodate future growth, the Steelhead model 520 is software-upgradeable to the model 1020

Maintenance Options:
Steelhead 520 Silver Support / 24x7 Web, Phone & Email Support / Software Support (updates and major releases) / Hardware Support (repair or ship ground after receiving failed unit)

Steelhead 520 Gold Support / 24x7 Web, Phone & Email Support / Software Support (updates and major releases) / Hardware Support (next day advanced replacement)

Steelhead 520 Platinum Support / 24x7 Web, Phone & Email Support / Software Support (updates and major releases) / Hardware Support (4 hour replacement) / Annual Service Review

Recommended Upgrade Path: Steelhead Appliance Model 1020 or 1520 for additional users/TCP connections and up to 4Mbps bandwidth optimization

Optimization

• Data Streamlining - Reduces bandwidth utilization by 60 to 95%; QoS enforcement and low-latency queuing
• Transport Streamlining - Overcomes TCP limitations; Accelerates encrypted SSL traffic; Provides Virtual Window Expansion; Enables High-Speed TCP and MX-TCP
• Application Streamlining - overcomes application protocol limitations for CIFS, NFS. MAPI, HTTP, HTTPS and SQL; Enables disconnected operations; Provides transparent pre-population

Network Integration

• Transparency - Export real-time flows from a Steelhead appliance to a 3rd party Netflow collector, giving full visibility into WAN traffic by source, destination, IP address, application port, and more
• Auto Discovery - Appliances automatically find in-path peers in the network, with no tunnel configurations required
• Deployment - Installs transparently in-line or as a "one arm" attachment to routers/switches with direct configuration, WCCP, PBR, and L4 switch redirection modes
• Asymmetric Routing - Asymmetric route detection and Connection Forwarding for support of route asymmetry on both the client and server sides
• Network Agnostic - Full mesh, hub and spoke, and multi-drop topologies supported; MPLS, IP VPN, Satellite, Frame, ATM and any other IP transport supported

Management and Policy

• Configuration - Web UI, command line interface, and Central Management Console (CMC)
• Marking - DSCP, port, and VLAN mapping and/or preservation. Automatic Port-to-Application mapping for reporting
• Reporting - Robust real-time performance statistics gathering, export, and graphical reporting; Local, CMC, and Syslog logging; Report on traffic by QoS class, application, and more; SNMP support
• Optimization Policy - Per-application admission and optimization controls
• Bandwidth Management - HSFC-based QoS allows for application prioritization, low-latency queuing for VoIP; Settable WAN bandwidth rate controls included

High Availability and Security

• Clustering - Serial (in-path), parallel (out-of-path), or virtual in-path clustering for massive scalability
• Fail-to-Wire - Ensures no loss in network connectivity in the event of device failure
• N:1 and 1:1 Redundancy - Hot-standby redundancy and N:1 clustering
• Redundant disk and power - Available RAID and dual power supplies on larger models
• Security - RADIUS and TACACS+ support for authenticating access. Configurable IPSec encryption for WAN traffic
• Dual Image SW Upgrades - Scheduled over-the-wire software upgrades with dual image, rollback, and scheduled restart/reboot

Security

• SSL acceleration that maintains traffic encryption without breaking the preferred trust model
• RADIUS and TACACS+ support for authenticating access.
• Configurable IPSec encryption for WAN traffic
• Secure registration ensures only approved devices communicate with the central management console (CMC)

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