Riverbed Certified Solutions Associate - 101-01 Exam Questions [2026]

QUESTION NO: 1
What does enabling "Out-of-Path Support" do on the General Service Settings page?

A. It allows the Primary interface to listen on ports 7800 and 7810. B. It disables the LAN Interface. C. It allows for Interceptor and VVCCP working. D. It disables optimization on all in-path interfaces. E. It allows the Primary interface to listen on port 7810.

Correct Answer: E

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QUESTION NO: 2
Your SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Mobile is running at user license capacity with location awareness configured. No more client licenses can be used. Another client comes online requesting a license and there is no branch SteelHead available. What will happen?

A. The controller will deny a license but all connections will be optimized. B. The controller will disconnect any idle clients to grant a license to the new user. C. The controller will deny a license and all connections will be passed-through. D. The controller will grant an emergency license and a limited number of connections will be optimized.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 3
What does the Transport Streamlining module in RiOS do? (Select 2)

A. Virtually expands TCP windows B. Reduces WAN round trips at the application layer C. Reduces transport protocol inefficiencies D. Prioritizes application traffic

Correct Answer: A,C

QUESTION NO: 4
In the CLI, how would you clear the data store on a SteelHead?

A. Datastore wipe clean B. Reboot clean C. Datastore clean D. Restart clean

Correct Answer: D

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QUESTION NO: 5
How can I obtain Virtual Steelhead appliance license keys?

A. Contacting VMware B. Virtual Steelhead appliance license keys are included in the install package C. Only SSL licenses are not included D. Base licenses are not required E. Using the Riverbed public support site

Correct Answer: E

QUESTION NO: 6
When implementing WCCP, Riverbed recommends using which service groups?

A. 101 and 102 B. 102 and 103 C. 100 and 101 D. 61 and 62 E. 69 and 70

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 7
Steelhead Mobile enables you to: (Select 3)

A. Optimize TCP traffic over General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) B. Optimize TCP traffic C. Optimize satellite TCP traffic D. Optimize ICMP traffic E. Optimize UDP traffic

Correct Answer: A,B,C

QUESTION NO: 8
What Steelhead appliance interface must be connected in order to peer with the Interceptor appliance for optimization?

A. Primary B. WAN C. LAN D. AUX E. Console

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 9
In which menu of the Steelhead Management Console do you configure WAN visibility modes?

A. Peering Rules B. In-Path Rules C. Simplified Routing D. Connection Forwarding E. Services

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 10
What is the total number of optimized concurrent TCP connections supported on an Interceptor appliance?

A. 500,000 B. 1,000,000 C. 300,000 D. 100,000 E. 200,000

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 11
An employee who has just installed Steelhead Mobile onto her workstation notices that she never gets any reduction. It always says 0%.
The status of the mobile client appears to Be:
Optimization State: Firewalled
Controller Status: Connected
The reason she is seeing 0% reduction statistics is:

A. The office firewall is stripping the IP options field B. Her workstation is blocking TCP port 7801 C. Location Awareness is in effect D. The physical branch Steelhead appliance in her office is behind a firewall E. The data center is currently firewalling all optimized connections

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 12
How many WAN visibility modes are available?

A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 2 E. 4

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 13
How does the SteelHead monitor path availability in Path Selection?

A. UDP keep-alives are periodically sent across each path. If a SteelHead does not receive two of these within a pre-defined timeout period, the path is declared down. B. The SteelHead creates an inner channel on each path and keep-alive packets are used to track availability. C. The SteelHead uses ICMP ping to monitor path availability. D. Path availability is not monitored until traffic is sent over that path. Then the SteelHead uses standard TCP timeouts to monitor path integrity.

Correct Answer: C

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QUESTION NO: 14
To ensure peak operational performance, it is recommended that the Steelhead appliance be rebooted:

A. Once every week B. Once every month C. Rebooting the Steelhead appliance is not recommended as a performance enhancing maintenance activity D. Rebooting the Steelhead appliance is not recommended because all network activity stops until it comes back

Correct Answer: C