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data sheet: riverbed® steelhead® Product family
Companies of all sizes depend on the Riverbed Steelhead
product family to accelerate the performance of applications over
the WAN.
Steelhead appliances and Steelhead Mobile deliver the highest
performing and most scalable WDS solution available, overcom-
ing both bandwidth and latency problems to deliver LAN-like per-
formance to branch offices or mobile workers across the globe.
With Riverbed, users are more productive, data moves faster and
applications perform seamlessly. Riverbed Technology brings the
world closer, changing the way people work.
Small Office
Mid-Size Office to Large Office or Data CenterMobile Client
accelerating applications for the Global Workforce
RiverbedSteelheadproductsaccelerateapplicationperformanceanddatatransferoverthewideareanetwork(WAN),overcomingbandwidthandgeographicallimitationstoimproveproductivityandenableglobalcollaboration.WithRiverbed,filetransfersthatoncetookhoursorminutes,nowtakeminutesorseconds.
Workerstodayneedaccesstoinformationwhereverandwhenevertheywork–whetheratcorporateheadquarters,abranchofficeonanothercontinent,oron-sitewithacustomer.Thedemandforanywhere/anytimeaccesstodataputstremendousstrainonITtodeliveranincreasingnumberofapplicationsovertheWAN.
Riverbed’saward-winningwide-areadataservices(WDS)solutionsstrategicallyenableITtocentralizeandreduceoperationaloverheadandexpense,whileimprovingend-usersatisfac-tion.Riverbed’sproductshavebeenproveninsomeofthemostdemandingandcomplexnetworksintheworld,withthousandsofcustomersdeployingSteelheadWDSsolutions.
key Benefits
application accelerationRiverbedSteelheadproductsacceleratethebroadsetofapplicationsimportanttobusiness.Riverbedapplicationmodules,com-binedwiththecompany’sdatastreamliningandtransportstreamlining,deliverdramaticperformanceincreasesacrosstheWANforallTCPapplications,byupto100times.
it infrastructure ConsolidationConsolidatefile,emailandapplicationserv-ers,andstoragefromremotebranchestocutcostsandoperationalcomplexitywithoutsacrificingperformance.
reduced Bandwidth utilizationCompaniesthathavedeployedRiverbed’sSteelheadproductstypicallyreduceband-widthutilizationby60%to95%,oftenallowingthemtodefercostlybandwidthupgrades.
optimized disaster recoveryWithRiverbed’sDRaccelerationmodule,organizationscanreplicateandbackupdatatoremotesitesevenfaster,oftenreducingtransferwindowsfromhourstominutes.Companiescanfurtherenhancetheirdataprotectionstrategybyeliminatingremotebackupinfrastructuretogreatlyreducetheriskofdatalossthroughlosttapesormedia.
secure application accelerationRiverbedistheonlycompanythatcanopti-mizeSSLtrafficwithoutcompromisingtheend-to-endtrustmodel.CompaniessubjecttocomplianceregulationssuchasSOX,HIPAA,PCIorothersecurityrequirementscandeliverbothperformanceandsecurityfortheirapplications.
enable the Mobile WorkforceMobileworkersoftenreceivesub-optimalapplicationperformancewhentheycon-necttoresourcesfromremotelocations.WithSteelheadMobile,ITcandeliverlocalperformancetoremoteworkerswherevertheyconnect.
“Steelhead appliances were the easiest to manage, which is a critical component to a successful global deployment as large as ours.” Kang-Seok Chung, Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure Group, LG Electronics
sPeedRiverbedSteelheadproductsaddressperformancelimitationsusingamulti-tieredoptimizationapproach.Unlikeoldergenerationtechnologies,suchaswideareafileservices(WAFS)orfilecaching,Steelheadproductsoptimizetrafficusingapatentedapplicationagnosticalgorithmtoachievemassive-scaledatadeduplication.TheRiverbedsolutionlayersTCPandapplicationprotocoloptimizationontopofitsdatareductiontechniquetodeliveramulti-tieredoptimizationstrategythatsetsthetechnologicalhigh-barforWDS,anddeliversunparalleledapplicationaccelera-tionovertheWAN.
the riverbed difference: speed, scalability, simplicity
sCalaBilityRiverbed’suniversaldatastoreprovidesgreaterscalabilitythanper-peerstoragemodelsandreducesWANoptimizationstoragerequirements.Byavoidingtheper-peerstoragelimitation,companiescaneasilyscaletohundredsofsiteswithany-to-anyconnectivity.SteelheadproductsalsoutilizeaTCP-basedtransport,whichavoidsthepitfallsofrunningaproprietarytransportonasharednetwork.TheSteelheadproductfamilysupportsupto4Gbpsofthroughputandonemillionconcurrentcon-nections.Theproductfamilyisoneofthemostscalableintheindustry.
siMPliCityCompaniescandeploySteelheadproductsinamatterofminutes.Steelheaddeploy-mentscanbeperformedfromasingleconsolewithvirtuallyplug-and-playinstalla-tions,andtheRiverbedsolutiondoesnotrequireanychangestoclientsandserversnortheuseofspecificroutingprotocols.SteelheadproductshavebeenproveninabroadrangeofnetworkenvironmentsalongsideVoIP,videoconferencing,andQoS,givingcustomersflexibilityandseamlessintegrationwiththeexistinginfrastructure.
aCCelerate key enterPrise aPPliCations
Steelhead products accelerate all TCP-based �applications through a multi-tiered optimi-zation approach.
Riverbed delivers specific application accel- �eration modules for CIFS, MAPI (5.5 thru 2007), HTTP/HTTPS, NFS, MS-SQL, and Oracle 11i.
An easy-to-use GUI provides dashboard �visibility of WAN traffic and optimization status.
MS Exchange (Email Flood): 6.4 MB email attachment over 256K WAN – Time to Complete (in seconds)
0 56 112 168 224 280 336 392 448 504 560
WithoutSteelhead
FirstSteelhead Transfer
SubsequentSteelhead Transfers More than 54x faster
SharePoint HTTP File Save: 6.14 MB file via Verizon Wireless v620 Broadband Card (788Kbps with 209ms RTT latency) – Time to Complete
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
WithoutSteelhead Mobile
Cold Run
Warm RunMore than 63x faster
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
WithoutSteelhead
FirstSteelhead Operation
SubsequentSteelhead Operations More than 90x faster
MS CIFS File Transfer: 2.37MB over 256K / 20ms Connection – Time to Complete (in seconds)
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
WithoutSteelhead
FirstSteelhead Operation
SubsequentSteelhead Operation
More than 45x faster
NetApp SnapMirror Full Datastore Initialization or Recovery (5GB Directory Tree) Over T1 WAN – Time to Complete (in minutes)
technological leadership to enable your Business RiverbedSteelheadproductshavebeenproventodramaticallyaccelerateapplicationperformanceinsomeofthemostdemandingcustomerenvi-ronments.OurcustomersrangefromtheFortune50andGlobal1000,tocompanieswithoneoffice.
Riverbed’saward-winningproductshaveconsistentlyproventhemselvesasthehighestperformingWDSsolutions,earningrecognitionasthe“TechnologyoftheYear-BestWANAccelerator”byInfoWorldforfouryearsrunning(2005,2006,2007,and2008)andhasbeenpositionedbyGartnerintheleadersquadrantinthe“WANOptimizationController(WOC)MagicQuadrant*twoyearsinarow.”
The Serverless Branch OfficeTherapidpaceofbusinessandtightdeadlinescanchallengeITtokeepupwiththedeploymentofnewbranchoffices.TheserverlessbranchofficeenabledwithSteelheadproductscanhelpITrampupandgetbranchesupandrunningfaster.Steelheadproductscanbedeployedeasilyinminuteswithminimalconfiguration.Withnomorecomplexbuildoutsorremoteserverstoinstallandmanage,branchesgetsetupfaster,administrativeoverheaddecreases,andusersaremoreproductive.
Headlinestoriesabouttapesfallingofftrucksandthepotentialleakageofsensitivedatahavebecomealltoocommonforboththeenter-priseandtheconsumer.CxOsrequireassurancethatsensitivedatawillremainprivateandarelookingforwaystoreducetheirdatalossrisk.Byeliminatingremotebackupinfrastructureandmedia,companiescansignificantlyenhancetheirdataprotectionstrategy.
Enabling the Mobile WorkforceIThasoftenstruggledtosupportremoteuserswhoneedaccesstocor-poratedataandapplications,andmobileusershavecometoexpectsub-optimalperformancewhentheyworkremotely.SteelheadMobilesoft-wareextendsRiverbed’saward-winningtechnologytoanyPCorlaptoptodeliveraccelerationwhereverusersconnect.WithSteelheadMobile,applicationsrunfasterandremoteworkersarenolonger“remote.”
Optimized Disaster Recovery – Data Protection and Availability BusinessesofallsizesdependontheirDRplanstobuildrobustfail-overcapabilities,ensuredataprotection,andprovideavailability.WithRiverbed’sDRacceleration,organizationscanperformWAN-basedback-upsordatareplicationwithoutstrugglingtofinishjobsinatightbackupwindow.Previouslyunacceptablebackuptimescanbeaccomplished30timesfaster,usingthesamebackupsoftware.Withacceleratedbackupandreplication,customerscanalsotakemorefrequentsnapshotsanddramaticallyimprovetheirrecoverytimeintheeventofafailure.
True Application Layer AccelerationRiverbed’smulti-tieredoptimizationapproachleveragesindustry-leadingdatade-duplicationandtransportlayeraccelerationalongwithabroadersetofapplicationspecificprotocoloptimizations.Attheapplicationlayer(layer7),Riverbedemploysseveralapplicationaccelerationmethodsthatresultinevengreaterperformancegains.Theneteffectisthatapplica-tionsanddatasimplymovefaster.Specificlayer7protocoloptimizationsareavailableforWindowsFileSharing(CIFS),Exchange(MAPIversions5.5thru2007),Web(HTTPandHTTPS),NFS,MS-SQL,andOracle11i.1
IT Infrastructure Consolidation - The Performance Trade-OffManyorganizationsarelookingtoconsolidatetheirITinfrastructureasawaytosimplifymanagement,increaseresourceutilizationandreducecosts.Unfortunately,theconsolidatedITmodelcanoftenresultindimin-ishedapplicationperformanceandahittouserproductivitythatoffsetsanyconsolidationcostsavings.Riverbed’sSteelheadproductsallowuserstoaccessconsolidatedITresourceswithouttradingoffperformance.
*Gartner Research “Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2007,” by Andy Rolf and Joe Skorupa. December 14, 2007
1Riverbed is the only WDS vendor to accelerate MAPI 2K3, MAPI 2K7, and MS-SQL at the application layer.
“Our files and data now move more than 70 times faster between offices, giving us the ability to complete projects more quickly.” Bruce Bartolf, CTO, Gensler
the riverbed optimization system (rios™) RiOSsoftwarepowersSteelheadproductsthroughacombinationofpatent-pendingdatareduction,TCPoptimization,andapplication-levelprotocoloptimizations.Together,thesetechnologies,alongwithRiOSmanagementcapabilities,provideacomprehensivesolutionforenterpriseWDS.RiOSconsistsoffourkeycomponents:
Data streamlining–RiOSdatastreamliningworksacrossallTCPapplicationstoreduceband-widthutilization,typicallyby60%to95%.Datastreamliningworksacrossfilesharing(includ-ingWindowsandNFS),email(includingMSExchangeandLotusNotes),CAD,ERP,web-basedHTTPandHTTPSapplications,databases,andallotherapplicationsthatuseTCP.
Transport streamlining–RiOStransportstreamliningreducesthenumberofTCPpacketsrequiredtotransferdataby65%to98%.TransportstreamliningalsoenablestheaccelerationofSSL-encryptedtrafficthroughouttheenterprisetoeliminatethesecurityandperformancetrade-off.WithHS-TCPandMX-TCP,RiOScanenablegreaterutilizationofhighbandwidthlinks(ie.longfatnetworks(LFN)suchasOC3,OC12,metrofiber).
Application streamlining –RiOSapplicationstreamliningoffersthebroadestsupportofapplication-specificmodulesforkeyenterpriseapplicationstoprovideadditionalapplica-tionperformanceimprovementsontopofthedatastreamliningandtransportstreamliningoptimizationsperformedonallTCPtraffic.Byreducingapplicationprotocolchattinessupto98%andminimizingapplicationoverhead,RiOScanprovidemassivethroughputincreasestoapplicationsincludingfilesharing(CIFSandNFS),Exchange(MAPI5.5thru2007),Web(HTTPandHTTPS),anddatabase(MS-SQLandOracle11i).
Management streamlining–RiOSenableseasydeploymentthroughauto-discoveryofpeersandauto-interceptionoftraffic,withnoreconfigurationofclients,servers,orrouters.ManycustomersdeploySteelheadproductsinminutesandRiOSsimplifiesongoingmanagementbyprovidingsimple,butpowerfulweb-basedandcommand-lineinterfaces,in-depthreportingandreal-timeNetFlowexport.SimpleintegrationintothenetworkhasledtoRiverbeddeploy-mentsinavastarrayofnetworkenvironmentsandtopologiesincluding,butnotlimitedto,MPLS,VoIP,videoconferencing,QoS,VPN,satelliteinfrastructure,ATM,framerelay,micro-wave,andwireless.
BRANCH OFFICEDATA CENTERSteelheadAppliance
Maintain TCP sessions
Maintain TCP sessions
Initiate new TCP sessions
WAN
SteelheadAppliance
Steelhead Mobile Client
No tunnelsAuto-discoveryVirtually plug-and-play
the riverbed framework
“Steelhead appliances cut WAN-based backup windows from 16 hours to just 6 hours. This enables us to do more frequent, more reliable backups.” Rakesh Patel, Technical Architect, Liz Claiborne
Steelhead AppliancesCost-effective deployment• –appliancemodelsthatscaletomeetthedeploymentneedsofanyoffice
Application acceleration• –Acceleratethebroadestrangeofapplicationsthatarecriticaltobusiness
Simplicity• –Transparentlydeployinminuteswithoutchangestoapplications,users,rout-ers,orotherITinfrastructure
Scalability• –Oneofthemostscalableaccelera-tionsolutionsavailableonthemarket,sup-portingthousandsofusersononedevice
Upgradeable • –SimplelicenseupgradesletSteelheadappliancesgrowwithyourbusinessandprovideinvestmentprotection.
Reporting• –At-a-glancereportingonoptimi-zationandtrafficvisibilitywithsupportforNetflowexport.
Steelhead Mobile SoftwareAcceleration directly to any PC• –Mobileworkers,homeoffices,andverysmallbranchoffices.
Network Integration and Deployment Options
Transparency• –3WANvisibilitymodesforflexibility,exportreal-timeflowsfromaSteelheadappliancetoathird-partyNetflowcollector,givingfullvisibilityintoWANtrafficbysource,destination,IPaddress,applicationport,andmore
Auto discovery• –Appliancesautomaticallyfindin-pathpeersinthenetwork,withnotunnelconfigurationsrequired
Deployment• –Installstransparentlyin-lineorasa“onearm”attachmenttorouters/switcheswithdirectconfiguration,WCCP,PBR,andL4switchredirectionmodes
RiOS Services Platform (RSP) • –AprotectedservicesandapplicationpartitiontorunadditionalsoftwaremodulesontheSteelheadappliance
Multi-port interfaces• –On-boardGigEportsstandardonmostmodels;Optional4PortGigECardavailable);Upto3cards(12portstotal)perSteelheadappliance
Asymmetric routing• –Asymmetricroutedetec-tionandconnectionforwardingforsupportofrouteasymmetryonboththeclientandserversides
Fully transparent• –Deploywithoutanyinput,management,ormonitoringfromendusers.TransparenttonetworkconnectivityorVPN.
Steelhead InterceptorMassive scaling• –WiththeoptionalIntercep-tor,enterprisescanenablemassiveclustereddeploymentsofSteelheadappliances.Upto4Gbpsofoptimizedthroughputandupto1,000,000concurrentconnectionscanbeopti-mizedsimultaneously.
Support complexity• –Enablecomplexredun-dantdeployment,eveninenvironmentswithasymmetricrouting.
Central Management ConsoleDeployment • –Enabletouchlessconfigurationofnewappliances.Controlpolicies,optimiza-tionrules,QoSconfiguration,andmore.
Management• –Enableasinglemanage-mentinterfaceforenterprisedeploymentsofSteelheadappliances.One-touchsoftwareupgrades,healthalerts,jobschedulerandoptimizationperformancecanallbecon-trolledcentrally.
additional features
Visibility• –Enablesreal-timevisibilityintoapplicationandWANperformance.ConfigurereportingandpoliciesforNetflowexport.
Steelhead Mobile ControllerDeployment• –EnableautomateddeploymentofSteelheadMobileontoremotemachines.Controlpolicies,optimizationrules,andmore.
Management• –Accessasingle-sourceformonitoringandlicensemanagement.One-touchsoftwareupgrades,healthalerts,andoptimizationperformancecanbecontrolledcentrally.
Visibility• –Enablesreal-timevisibilityintoapplicationandWANperformance.Customiz-ablereportingisavailable.
Network agnostic• –Fullmesh,hubandspoke,andmulti-droptopologiessupported;MPLS,IPVPN,Satellite,Frame,ATMandanyotherIPtransportsupported
Seamless integration• –Workseasilywithexist-ingQoS,VoIP,videoconferencingandotherreal-timetraffic
Management and PolicyConfiguration• –WebUI,CLI,andCentralMan-agementConsole(CMC),SteelheadManage-mentConsole(SMC)
Marking• –DSCP,port,andVLANmappingand/orpreservation.Automaticport-to-applicationmappingforreporting
Reporting• –Robustreal-timeperformancesta-tisticsgathering,export,andgraphicalreport-ing;Local,CMC,SMC,andSysloglogging;ReportontrafficbyQoSclass,application,andmore;SNMPsupport
Optimization policy• –Per-applicationadmis-sionandoptimizationcontrols
Bandwidth management• –HFSC-basedQoSallowsforapplicationprioritization,low-latencyqueuingforVoIP;SettableWANbandwidthratecontrolsincluded
Hierarchical QoS• –GranularQoScapabilityfornetworkswithvaryingbandwidthlinks;allowsper-siteapplicationofQoSrulesandsimplifiedmanagement
High AvailabilityClustering• –Serial(in-path),parallel(out-of-path),orvirtualin-pathclusteringformassivescalability
Fail-to-wire• –Ensuresnolossinnetworkcon-nectivityintheeventofdevicefailure
N:1 and 1:1 redundancy• –Hot-standbyredun-dancyandN:1clustering
Redundant disk and power• –AvailableRAIDanddualpowersupplieson1Uand3Umodels
Dual image SW upgrades• –Scheduleover-the-wiresoftwareupgradeswithdualimage,rollback,andscheduledrestart/reboot
SecuritySSL acceleration• –AccelerateSSLencryptedtrafficwithoutbreakingthepreferredtrustmodel
Authentication• –RADIUSandTACACS+sup-portforauthenticatingaccess
Network encryption • –ConfigurableIPSecencryptionforWANtraffic
Encrypted data store• –SupportAES-128,AES-192,andAES-256encryptionfordatastoredondisk
Secure registration • –EnsuresonlyapproveddevicescommunicatewiththeCentralMan-agementConsole(CMC)
key features
data sheet: riverbed steelhead Product family
BRANCH OFFICE
DATA CENTER
Steelhead Appliance(In-path deployment)
Steelhead Mobile(Software deployment)
Steelhead Mobile Controller(Required for Steelhead Mobile)
Steelhead Appliance(Out-of-path deployment)
Central Management Console(Optional)
Interceptor(Optional)
WAN
MOBILE WORKERS
typical steelhead deployment
©2008RiverbedTechnology.Allrightsreserved.PortionsofRiverbed’s products are protected under Riverbed patents,as well as patents pending. Riverbed Technology, Riverbed,RiOS, Steelhead, Interceptor, and the Riverbed logo aretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofRiverbedTechnology,Inc.DS-FPB072108
about riverbedRiverbedTechnologyistheperformanceleaderinWDSsolutionsforcompaniesworldwide.Byenablingapplicationperformanceoverthewideareanetwork(WAN)thatisordersofmagnitudefasterthanwhatusersexperienceordinarily,Riverbedischangingthewaypeoplework,andenablingadistributedwork-forcethatcancollaborateasiftheywerelocal.AdditionalinformationaboutRiverbed(Nasdaq:RVBD)isavailableatwww.riverbed.com.
25x 100x or more ->0 5x 10x 15x 20x
ERP - Oracle 11i, SAP NetWeaver
ERP - Fat Client
Database - Oracle SQL
Database - MS-SQL
Software Distribution - SMS
Backup & Replication
FTP
Web - HTTP, HTTPS, Intranet
Mail - Notes
SharePoint
Mail - Exchange (MAPI)
File Sharing - Unix (NFS)
File Sharing - Windows (CIFS)
120
10
5
5
20
44
50
Document Management
50
60
Peak PerformanceMost Likely range
50
70
200
55
45
riverbed accelerates all tCP applications
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