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Implementing NetScaler VPX??? - Second Edition

By : Marius Sandbu
Book Image

Implementing NetScaler VPX??? - Second Edition

By: Marius Sandbu

Overview of this book

With a large demand for responsive websites and availability of services, IT administrators are faced with an ever-rising need for services that are optimized for speed. NetScaler VPX is a software-based virtual appliance that provides users with the comprehensive NetScaler feature set. Implementing apps and cloud-based services is much easier with its increased service performance and integrated security features. This book will give you an insight into all the new features that NetScaler VPX™ has to offer. Starting off with the basics, you will learn how to set NetScaler up and configure it in a virtual environment including the new features available in version 11, such as unified gateway and portal theme customization. Next, the book will cover how to deploy NetScalar on Azure and Amazon, and you will also discover how to integrate it with an existing Citrix infrastructure. Next, you will venture into other topics such as load balancing Microsoft and Citrix solutions, configuring different forms of high availability Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), and network optimization. You will also learn how to troubleshoot and analyze data using NetScaler's extensive array of features. Finally, you will discover how to protect web services using an application firewall and will get to grips with other features such as HTTP, DOS, and AAA.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Implementing NetScaler VPX™ Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Load balancing TFTP for provisioning servers


This is a new feature that came with NetScaler 10.1. It is the ability to load balance TFTP servers. Before the 10.1 release of NetScaler, this required a great deal of work including the use of Direct Server Return (DSR) and other options. However, they are no longer required.

An important point to remember is that when you boot a virtual machine using PVS, it uses either PXE or the DHCP options, including options 66 and 67. This guide uses DHCP options to distribute the link to the bootstrap file.

Now, in order to set up load balancing for TFTP properly, we need a monitor that we can use to verify if load balancing is operational. To get a monitor for TFTP, follow the guidelines located at https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2011/01/06/monitoring-tftp-with-citrix-NetScaler-revisited-pvs-edition/.

After creating the monitor, add the servers where the TFTP service resides. Next, create a service for each TFTP server. Here, choose TFTP as the protocol, and...