4.2. Installation steps for fail-to-wire scenarios

The bypass cards have two failure modes: Fail-to-wire and fail-to-block.

During the physical installation of a Steelhead appliance in a fail-to-wire scenario the following scenarios should be checked:

Afterwards, every time a device on the WAN or on the LAN side of the Steelhead appliance is replaced or when the interface configuration of the Steelhead appliance or one of the connecting devices is changed, this fail-to-wire implementation should be checked again.

The following list is a good order to install new Steelhead appliances in an in-path environment: