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title: "SteelConnect"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/appliances/riverbed/steelhead/"
last_modified: "2026-05-12T12:48:47+02:00"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/llms.txt).

# SteelConnect

SteelConnect:
WAN optimization appliance that accelerates application performance and reduces bandwidth usage.

To onboard such a source to Axoflow, complete the [generic appliance onboarding steps](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/appliances/index.md).

## Labels

Axoflow automatically adds the following labels to data collected from this source:

| Analytics label | Message field | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `vendor` | [`meta.vendor`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.vendor) | `riverbed` |
| `product` | [`meta.product`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.product) | `steelconnect` |
| `service` | [`meta.service.name`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.service.name) | `/opt/hal/bin/hal`, `alarmd`, `crld`, `domaind`, `hald_model`, `link_control`, `lumberjack_rbt-upgrader`, `lumberjack_rbt`, `mdreq`, `mgmtd`, `ocd`, `periodic_raidcheck`, `pm`, `rcud`, `restd`, `rgpd`, `rscored-upgrader`, `rscored`, `rstild-upgrader`, `rstild`, `sched`, `statsd`, `wdt`, `webasd` |

You can use the labels as:

- **Filter labels** on the [Analytics page](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/metrics/analytics/index.md),
- in the **Filter By Label** field during [log tapping](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/onboard-hosts/log-tapping/index.md).

You can use the message fields

- in [Flow Processing steps](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-management/processing/index.md), for example, in the **Query** field of **Select Messages** steps,
- in AQL expressions in the search bars.

## Sending data to Splunk

When sending the data collected from this source to Splunk, Axoflow uses the following sourcetype and index settings:

| sourcetype | index |
| --- | --- |
| `riverbed:syslog` | `netops` |

If the Axoflow classification doesn’t set the source field for the message automatically, and you haven’t set it in a [flow processing step](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-management/processing/index.md#set-fields) manually (by setting the `meta.destination.splunk.source` field), AxoRouter automatically sets the source to the [name of the AxoRouter connector](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.connector.name) that received the message (for example, `axorouter-syslog-tcp-514`).

## Sending data to Google SecOps

When sending the data collected from this source to a [*dynamic* Google SecOps destination](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/destinations/google/secops/index.md), Axoflow sets the following log type: `STEELHEAD`.

## Sending data to Microsoft Sentinel

When sending the data collected from this source to a [Microsoft Sentinel destination](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/destinations/microsoft/sentinel/index.md), Axoflow normalizes the data and sends it to the following table: `Syslog`.