Citrix NetScaler 10.5 Essentials for ACE Migration CNS208; 5 Days, Instructor-led

Citrix NetScaler 10.5 Essentials for ACE Migration

CNS208; 5 Days, Instructor-led

Course Description

The objective of the Citrix NetScaler 10.5 Essentials for ACE Migration course is to provide the

foundational concepts and advanced skills necessary to migrate from a Cisco ACE ADC to NetScaler, and to implement, configure, secure, monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot a NetScaler system from within a networking framework. This course is a variation of CNS-205 Citrix NetScaler 10.5 Essentials and

Networking designed specifically for learners familiar with the ACE appliance but who have limited or no previous NetScaler experience. In order to successfully complete this course, learners will have access to hands-on exercises within a virtual lab environment.

This course is based on the Citrix NetScaler 10.5 product, but the skills and fundamental concepts learned are common to earlier product versions.

At Course Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, learners are able to:

 Identify the capabilities and functionality of the NetScaler

 Explain basic NetScaler network architecture

 Obtain, install, and manage NetScaler licenses

 Explain how SSL is used to secure the NetScaler

 Implement NetScaler TriScale Technology, including Clustering

 Configure advanced load balancing and GSLB on the NetScaler system

 Optimize the NetScaler system for traffic handling and management.

 Customize the NetScaler system for traffic flow and content-specific requirements

 Demonstrate monitoring and reporting through native NetScaler logging tools

 Employ recommended tools and techniques to troubleshoot common NetScaler network and connectivity issues

 Identify the unique capabilities and functionality of the NetScaler SDX platform.

 Identify the networking characteristics of the NetScaler SDX platform.

 Explain the process of provisioning and administration of NetScaler VPX instances on a NetScaler SDX appliance.

 Compare and understand the similarities and differences between the features of ACE and NetScaler

Audience

This course is recommended for learners who are:

 New to NetScaler platform

 Migrating or considering migration from Cisco ACE appliances

 Current Networking professionals

Note: For engineers interested in integrating NetScaler for Networking environments but who are not migrating from Cisco ACE appliances, please refer to CNS-205 Citrix NetScaler 10 Essentials and Networking.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, Citrix recommends that students have a basic understanding of the following technologies:

 Good knowledge of TCP/IP and HTTP protocols

 Experience with network devices, networking protocols and aspects of application and site architecture

 Experience with the Cisco ACE 4710 Appliance or ACE 10, 20 or 30 Service Module

 Moderate exposure to UNIX or Linux

 Familiarity with web server technologies

 Knowledge of network security threats and site protection concepts

Course Outline

Getting Started

 Introduction to the NetScaler System

 NetScaler Functionality

 NetScaler Overview

 Product Features

 NetScaler Operating System Overview

 Hardware Platforms

 Hardware Components

 nCore Configuration Architecture

 Deployment Scenarios

 Logging in to the NetScaler System

 NetScaler Licenses

 Performing an Upgrade Basic Networking

 OSI Networking Model

 NetScaler Architecture Overview

 NetScaler-Owned IP Addresses

 Network Topology

 Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)

 IP Routing

 Determining the Source IP Address

 Packet Forwarding

 Use Source IP Mode

 Client-IP HTTP Header Insertion

 Path MTU Discovery

 Link Aggregation

 Network Address Translation (NAT) High Availability

 High Availability Functionality

 High Availability Node Configuration

 Propagation and Synchronization

 High Availability Management o Securing NetScaler

o NetScaler System Communication

 Access Control Lists

 Access Control List Configuration

 Detailed Access Control List Configuration

 Users, Groups, and Command Policies

 External Authentication for System Users

 Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing (AAA) Issues

 Authentication Troubleshooting Basic Load Balancing

 Load Balancing Basics

 Entity Management

 Server Creation

 Services Configuration Overview

 Virtual Server Creation

 Binding Virtual Servers to Services or a Service Group

 Traffic Types

 Service Monitoring

 Persistence and Persistence Connections

 Load-Balancing Configuration Protection

 Advanced Services Options

 Maintaining of Client Connection for Multiple Client Requests

 Specified Source IP Addresses for Back-end Communication Using Network Profiles

 Graceful Shutdown of Services

 Removing Services

 Configuration Verification

 The Load-Balancing Visualizer

 Configuring Load Balancing for DataStream

 Link Load Balancing

 Configuration of Sessionless Load-Balancing Virtual Servers

 Load-Balancing Issues

 Use of Telnet or Monitors to Check Ports SSL Offload

 SSL

 SSL Session Process

 Feature and Benefits

 Offload Performance

 Digital Certificates

 SSL Administration

 SSL Offload Overview

 Deployment Scenarios

 Citrix Recommendations for SSL

 SSL Renegotiation Attack

 SSL Troubleshooting

 Intermediate Certificate Not Linked Global Server Load Balancing

 GSLB Deployment Methods

 GSLB Concepts

 GSLB Entities

 GSLB DNS Methods

 Metric Exchange Protocol

 Implementing GSLB

 Viewing and Configuring GSLB with the Visualizer

 Configuring Site-to-Site Communication

 RPC Node Password

 Encryption of Site Metrics Exchange

 Source IP Address for an RPC Node

 GSLB Site Communication Example

 Customizing the GSLB Configuration

 Changing the GSLB Method

 Using Dynamic Weights for Services

 Monitoring GSLB Services

 Binding Monitors to a GSLB Service

 Monitoring GSLB Sites

 Protecting the GSLB Setup Against Failure

 Responding with an Empty Address Record When DOWN

 Backup IP Address Configuration for a GSLB Domain

 Implementing GSLB Failover for Disaster Recovery AppExpert Classic Policy Engine

 Policies Overview

 Expression Structures

 Content Filtering

 Content Filtering Actions

 Content Filtering Rules AppExpert Default Policy Engine

 Understanding Packet-Processing Flow

 Understanding Policies

 Policy Process Evaluation Flow

 Identifying Default Policy Expressions

 Actions

 Understanding Bind Points

 Understanding Policy Labels

 Pattern Sets

 Typecasting

 Rewrite, Responder, and URL Transformation Rewrite, Responder, and URL Transform

 Configuring Rewrite Policies and Actions

 Responder Actions

 Respondwith

 Responder Action for Timeouts

 Responder Policies

 Responder HTML Page Imports

 Binding Policies

 URL Transformation

 URL Transformation Actions

Content Switching

 Introduction to Content Switching

 Understanding Content Switching

 Content Switching Based on Network Characteristics

 Content-Switching Virtual Servers and Load-Balancing Virtual Servers

 Configuring Content-Switching Virtual Servers

 Configure a Load-Balancing Setup for Content Switching

 Content-Switching Policies

 Binding Content-Switching Policies

 Content-Switching Rule Precedence Without Priority Specified

 Content-Switching Rule Precedence With Priority Specified

 Configuring Content Switching for DataStream Optimizing Traffic

 Introduction to Compression

 Action Analytics

 AppExpert Templates

 Terminology

 Deploying NetScaler for an Application

 Application Example

 AppExpert Template Deployment Clustering

 How Clustering Works

 Cluster Synchronization

 Cluster Connections

 Cluster Communication Interfaces

 Striped and Spotted IP Addresses

 Traffic Distribution

 Cluster and Node States

 NetScaler Cluster Set up

 NetScaler Cluster Traffic Distribution Mechanisms

 To Configure a Cluster Link Aggregation Group Statically

 Dynamic Configuration for a Cluster Link Aggregation Group

 NetScaler Cluster Management

 NetScaler Cluster Troubleshooting Monitoring and Management

 Monitoring Needs

 Simple Network Management Protocol

 To Configure SMNPv1 and SMNPv2

 AppFlow on the NetScaler System

 AppFlow Collectors and EdgeSight Monitoring

 AppFlow Actions and EdgeSight Monitoring Responder Policies

 Third-Party Collectors

 Network Traffic Capture using NSTRACE

 Troubleshooting with Filter Expressions

 Decoding SSL Traffic with Wireshark

 Display NetScaler System Information

Addendum: Citrix NetScaler 10.1 Essentials for SDX Appliances

 Identify the unique capabilities and functionality of the NetScaler SDX platform.

 Identify the networking characteristics of the NetScaler SDX platform.

 Explain the process of provisioning and administration of NetScaler VPX instances on a NetScaler SDX appliance.

ACE Migration

 Review of Cisco Load Balancers

 Review of Citrix NetScaler

 Physical Deployments

 Cisco vs Citrix Terminology

 Cisco Data Centre Integration

 Networking Terminology

 Cisco ACE versus Citrix NetScaler (Load Balancers)

 Cisco ACE versus Citrix NetScaler (SSL Service Options)

 NetScaler Integration with ANM

 Configuration Examples

 Context-Based Load Balancing Example