Mastering NetScaler VPX™
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Mastering NetScaler VPX™

Rick Roetenberg, Marius Sandbu, Marius Sandbu

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Rick Roetenberg, Marius Sandbu, Marius Sandbu

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Learn how to deploy and configure all the available Citrix NetScaler features with the best practices and techniques you need to knowAbout This Book• Implement and configure all the available NetScaler Application Delivery features and monitor NetScaler VPX performance in your environment• Packed with real-word NetScaler deployment scenarios to help you see the configuration principles in action• Integrate NetScaler with other Citrix technologies, including CloudBridge, Application Delivery Controller, HDX Insight, and Command CenterWho This Book Is ForIf you're an administrator with prior experience using NetScaler then you have everything you need to make the most of this book.What You Will Learn• Configure the more commonly used NetScaler VPX features such as basic load balancing, authentication, NetScaler Gateway, and StoreFront• Configure the AppExpert features such as Responder, Rewrite, AppExpert templates, parsing HTTP, TCP, and UDP data• Integrate NetScaler with other Citrix technologies such as CloudBridge, Insight Center, and Command Center• Optimize traffic using caching, front-end optimization, and compression• Dive deep in the security, caching, and compression enhancements• Protect your environment with AAA and Application Firewall, or from HTTP DDoS attacks• Troubleshoot an environment using tools such as TaaS and WireSharkIn DetailCitrix NetScaler is one of the best Application Delivery Controller products in the world. The Application Delivery Controllers are commonly used for load balancing purposes, to optimize traffic, and to perform extra security settings.This book will give you an insight into all the available features that the Citrix NetScaler appliance has to offer. The book will start with the commonly used NetScaler VPX features, such as load balancing and NetScaler Gateway functionality. Next, we cover features such as Responder, Rewrite, and the AppExpert templates, and how to configure these features.After that, you will learn more about the other available Citrix technologies that can interact with Citrix NetScaler. We also cover troubleshooting, optimizing traffic, caching, performing protection using Application Firewall, and denying HTTP DDoS attacks for web services.Finally, we will demonstrate the different configuration principles real-world Citrix NetScaler deployment scenarios.Style and approachThis easy-to-follow guide explains as much as possible about each feature and its configuration. Each topic is explained sequentially in the process of configuring and deploying the feature.

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Year
2015
ISBN
9781785288869
Edition
1

Mastering NetScaler VPX™


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Mastering NetScaler VPX™
Notice
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more
Why subscribe?
Free access for Packt account holders
Instant updates on new Packt books
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the example code
Downloading the color images of this book
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Configuring the Standard Features of NetScaler®
The basic features
NSIP
MIP
SNIP
VIP
IP set
Net profile
Load balancing
Active/active load balancing
Active/passive load balancing
Load balancing StoreFront™
Configuring authentication
LDAP integration
Two-factor integration
Configuring NetScaler® AAA
Citrix Receiver™ authentication
Troubleshooting
NetScaler Gateway™
Session policies
Integration StoreFront™
Citrix Receiver™
Receiver for Web
Citrix® StoreFront™
Group policies
SmartAccess filters
Summary
2. Using the Features of NetScaler® AppExpert
AppExpert applications and templates
HTTP Callouts
How HTTP Callout works
Configuring HTTP Callout
Rate limiting
Configuring rate limiting
Policies and expressions
Policy binding
Evaluation order
Parsing policies
Rewrite
The working of the rewrite feature
The GoTo expression
Rewrite actions
Configuring a rewrite policy
Responder
Configuring a responder policy
Rewrite versus responder
Summary
3. Integration with Citrix® Components
NetScaler® Insight Center
Licensing
Reporting
Web Insight
HDX Insight
WAN Insight
Installation
Configuration
System menu
Authentication
Insight deployment management
Thresholds
Updating NetScaler® Insight Center
Troubleshooting
CloudBridge™
Appliances
Link capacity
User capacity
Disk capacity
Deployment modes
CloudBridge™ Connector
Installation
Compression
Encrypted traffic acceleration
SSL compression
Traffic shaping
XenApp®/XenDesktop® acceleration
The Citrix® Command Center
Software
Supported devices
Hardware appliances
High availability
Distributed agents
Device profiles
Device groups
Port settings
Device discovery
Automatic back-up
Tasks
Change management
SSL certificate management
Reporting
Citrix NetScaler® syslog
AppFirewall Signature syslog analytics
Summary
4. Traffic Management
Content switching
DNS
Global Server Load Balancing
Load balancing methods
Active/passive GSLB
Troubleshooting GSLB
DataStream
Setting up generic SQL load balancing
Master/slave deployment
AppQoE
Summary
5. Tuning and Monitoring NetScaler® Performances
Tuning the network and virtual environment
TCP and SSL profiles
HTTP/2 and SPDY
Monitoring network traffic
nstrace
nstcpdump
Analyzing network trace files using Wireshark
Analyzing network traffic using Citrix NetScaler® Insight
Troubleshooting NetScaler® Insight
Summary
6. Security Features and Troubleshooting
Management best practices for security
Security features in NetScaler®
HTTP DoS protection
Access-lists
SSL settings
Admin partitions
Analyzing issues using Citrix® Insight Services
Setting up AAA – authentication and authorization
Authentication policy
Authorization policy
Authentication profiles
Troubleshooting AAA and setting up audit policies
Summary
7. Real-World Deployment Scenarios
A small PoC VDI environment
An enterprise VDI multisite environment
Citrix® StoreFront™ multisite configuration
Citrix® StoreFront™ optimal NetScaler Gateway™ routing
Citrix® StoreFront™ subscription synchronization
An enterprise VDI active-passive environment
A global web services environment
An active-active data center for application hosting
An active-passive data center for disaster recovery
Reverse proxy
Summary
Index

Mastering NetScaler VPX™

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