Our award-winning Steelhead appliances can now be upgraded through a simple software key. The upgrade increases the WAN capacity and the total number of optimized TCP connections.
The upgradeability of these models gives you more flexibility to grow with your business while still protecting the investment on your WDS solution.
The 50 Series Appliances
The Steelhead appliance 50 models allow the customer to perform a license upgrade to any other model in the same model series. For example, a 250-L can be upgraded to a 250-M or a 1050-L can be upgraded to a 1050-M. The table below shows the range of capabilities for each model series.
| Steelhead Appliance | WAN Bandwidth | Optimized TCP Connections |
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| Model No: | L | M | H | L | M | H |
| 250 | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 30 | 125 | 200 |
| 550 | – | 2 Mbps | 2 Mbps | – | 300 | 600 |
| 1050 | 6 Mbps | 6 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 800 | 1,300 | 2,300 |
| 2050 | – | 20 Mbps | 45 Mbps | – | 4,000 | 6,000 |
The DT and 20 Series Appliances
| Steelhead Appliance | WAN Bandwidth | Simultaneous TCP Connections |
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| Model No: | Upgradeable to | Before Upgrade |
After Upgrade |
Before Upgrade |
After Upgrade |
| 100 | 200 | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 25 | 110 |
| 100 | 300 | 1 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 25 | 165 |
| 200 | 300 | 1 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 110 | 165 |
| 520 | 1020 | 1 Mbps |
2 Mbps | 330 | 700 |
| 520 | 1520 | 1 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 330 | 1,100 |
| 1020 | 1520 | 2 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 700 | 1,100 |
For Steelhead appliance official specifications, please click here.
If you’re interested in upgrading your Steelhead appliances, please contact your Riverbed account executive/authorized reseller, or submit a request via our form.
