[TBD]Useful NetScaler features

Unified gateway

Useful link: https://www.citrix.co.in/products/netscaler-unified-gateway/resources/netscaler-unified-gateway.html

To customise traffic distribution to a service

Use weight option

Useful link: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler/10-1/ns-tmg-wrapper-10-con/ns-lb-wrapper-con-10/ns-lb-customizing-wrapper-con/ns-lb-customizing-assign-weight-services-tsk.html

NetScaler any any lbvserver (for configuring load balancing in specific range of ports)

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX129192

Web server logging

For XenAPP access via NetScaler Gateway

Useful link: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler/11/system/web-server-logging.html

NetScaler NS mode (L3 / L2)

https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler/11/getting-started-with-vpx/configure-system-management-settings/configure-packet-forwarding-modes.html

NetScaler Surge protection

https://docs.citrix.com/ja-jp/netscaler/11/security/ns-sp-wrapper-con-10.html

SSL client cert authentication

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX205823

URL transformation

https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler/12/appexpert/rewrite/url-transformation/configuring-url-policies.html

Enable Management access in a SNIP

> set nsip 172.16.1.151 -mgmtAccess ENABLED

Act NetScaler as router

Use The Layer 3 mode

NetScaler MAC Based Forwarding

MBF is a cache-based forwarding technique. It notes the MAC address of the incoming Client request and automatically assumes what the destination MAC address should be for the response.

Debugging tools

• /var/log/ns.log

  • Commands log