Hardware and Software Dependencies
Steelhead Mobile
Mobile Client
CMC
CMC appliance
Central Management Console
Getting Started Guide
Hardware and Software Requirements
• Operating System - Windows XP SP2 (32-bit versions only); Vista and
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit versions), and Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 (Intel
only).
• CPU - Celeron, 650 MHz, 256 MB of RAM.
• Memory - At least 256 MB of disk space for the datastore.
Important: Carefully consider the datastore size for your
Changing the datastore size later requires clearing the datastore, which
temporarily slows performance
• Steelhead Appliance - At least one Steelhead appliance is required,
running RiOS v4.x or higher.
• Steelhead Mobile Controller (SMC) - Either the Steelhead Mobile
Controller appliance or the Virtual Steelhead Mobile Controller for RSP.
• Concurrent Clients Supported per SMC - 4000 for the Steelhead Mobile
Controller appliance or 100 for Virtual Steelhead Mobile Controller for RSP.
• VPN Compatibility - For detailed VPN specifications, see the Steelhead
Mobile Controller User's Guide or https://supportkb.riverbed.com/support/
index?page=content&id=S14999.
• Wireless PC Card Compatibility - Many major vendors, including Verizon,
Sprint, and AT&T. This is a partial listing. Wireless PC Card compatibility
might be affected by hardware and driver versions, bundled software, and
other factors.
If you are enforcing outbound security, your firewall must allow the following
client application components:
• For Windows - rbtdebug.exe, rbtmon.exe, shmobile.exe, and rbtsport.exe
• For Mac OS X - rbtdebug, rbtmond, rbtsport, and rbtuseragentd
The Windows Mobile Client software must be installed on a NTFS file system.
Steelhead Mobile does not support installation on a FAT or FAT32 file system.
Administrator privileges are required to install Mobile Client software.
Limited or standard user privileges are required to run or upgrade the
software.
You can have no more than one Mobile Client software installation per
endpoint. Fast user switching is also not supported.
Ensure that the VPN tunnel is not optimized. If the VPN tunnel uses TCP for
transport, when you configure the acceleration policy, add a pass-through rule
for the VPN port number connected to by the client. Depending on your
deployment scenario, this rule might be the first rule in the in-path list.
VPNs that use IPSec as the transport protocol do not need a pass-through rule.
IPSec is its own non-TCP/IP protocol and, by default, the Steelhead appliances
do not optimize it.
Software and Hardware Requirements
19-inch (483 mm) two-post or four-post rack.
Any computer that supports a Web browser with a color image display.
The Management Console has been tested with Mozilla Firefox v10.0 and
Microsoft Internet Explorer v7.0 and v8.0.
NOTE: JavaScript and cookies must be enabled in your Web browser.
Mobile Clients.
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Preface
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