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Sizing a Steelhead Solution
Module Overview
This module will provide details on the requirements, equipment, and procedures you’ll need to know to successfully size a Steelhead Solution.
This PowerPoint corresponds to a web-based course freely accessible to
Riverbed Resellers. Students launch the course and take the final exam associated with it by logging in to Partner Center, clicking to the
Training tab, and then clicking to Enter Partner Training under the
Technical Sales Training section

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Last revised December 10, 2013

Welcome to the Module
Welcome to the Sizing a Steelhead Solution online training module.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
 List the customer data required to size a
Steelhead solution
 Demonstrate the Riverbed Steelhead Sizing Tool
 Size branch office and data center solutions based on customer requirements
 Size a Steelhead Mobile solution
 Size a VSP solution

Size the Deployment, Sell a Solution
This module helps with specific sizing guidelines
 Do I want to quote a 5050-L or a 5050-H?
 How do I add Steelhead Mobile to a customer design?
 How do I create a VSP design?
Anticipate need for supporting products
 Steelhead Mobile
 Cloud Steelhead
 Steelhead Cloud Accelerator
 SMC
 CMC
 Interceptor
 Cascade

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The Steps for Designing a
Steelhead Solution

Steps for Designing a Steelhead Solution
1. Gather site data
2. Determine the number of connections
3. Calculate necessary bandwidth
4. Establish datastore size
5. Determine if Steelhead Mobile and other form factors will be used
6. Identify branch consolidation and virtualization requirements
7.