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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

Analyzing issues using Citrix Insight Services


Citrix Insight Services is a free cloud service from Citrix that allows us to upload detailed logging information and configuration from our NetScaler and scan it against a set of rules to see if there are any issues or best practices that we have not configured. It is also often used in conjunction with Citrix support cases, and Citrix will often tell you to upload data to Insight Services before it can continue troubleshooting.

In order to generate log files for Citrix Insight Services, we need to go into System | Diagnostics, and then from there click on Generate Support File, or use the following command:

Show techsupport

This will generate a tar.gz file under the folder /var/tmp/support/collector_ip_data.tar.gz, which can be downloaded to a local machine using, for instance, winSCP or any other FTP-based client.

You can also enable a feature called Call Home, which will allow NetScaler to automatically upload a tech support tar.gz to insight...