Riverbed® Steelhead® RiOS® Application Administrator's Guide 2010-10

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Managing the HP AllianceONE Extended Services zl Module with the Riverbed® Steelhead® RiOS® Application
Example Deployments
Example Deployments
The Extended Services zl Module with Steelhead Application will typically be
installed at a branch office. Depending on whether or not the branch office
network is using multiple VLANs, the Extended Services zl Module with
Steelhead Application will be deployed in one of the following configurations:
■ Bridging only
■ Routing
■ External routing
Bridging Only
In this configuration, the HP 5400zl or 8200zl switch is not operating as a
routing switch and, in most cases, includes only one VLAN. Branch offices
that have small networks will likely use this configuration.
Figure 1-1 shows a bridging only configuration.
Figure 1-1. Bridging Only Configuration
In a bridging only configuration, the HP switch:
■ Intercepts the packets that meet the criteria defined in the Transparent
Mode configuration on the switch
■ Forwards the intercepted packets to the Steelhead Application